6-year-old critical after ‘large portion’ of asphalt goes through windshield in Las Vegas crash

Posted By: EN Todayon: July 28, 2025In: General Energy News, Oil & Gas News

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 6-year-old is in critical condition after “a large portion of asphalt” went through the windshield of a vehicle and hit him.

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to the area of South Durango Drive and Peace Way shortly before 7:45 a.m. on Monday, July 28.

Evidence at the scene and witness statements show a 2017 Honda Pilot, driven by a 34-year-old woman, was traveling north on Durango Drive.

A “large portion of asphalt” became “dislodged” from a vehicle driving south on Durango and entered the northbound lanes, hitting the Honda.

The asphalt piece went through the windshield of the vehicle and hit a 6-year-old boy sitting in the back seat.

Medical personnel took the child to a nearby hospital with critical injuries, which police also described as life-threatening injuries. He remained in critical condition on Monday afternoon.

The driver of the Honda was not impaired, police said. Another passenger, a 4-year-old boy, sustained no injuries.

Police asked that drivers avoid the area as this is an ongoing investigation. As of 8 a.m., the RTC of Southern Nevada said Durango Drive was closed in both directions at Peace Way and urged drivers to use other routes.