One year after Margaret “Peggy” Brown was struck in a southwest Las Vegas crosswalk, her family is back at the same intersection, still waiting for the driver who killed her to come out of the shadows.
On Thursday, relatives and friends gathered at Grand Canyon Drive and Desert Inn Road, once again pleading for answers and for the community’s help. They insist someone out there knows who was behind the wheel, and they are keeping a $25,000 reward on the table for information that leads to an arrest.
Brown, 81, was hit shortly before 10 p.m. on June 13, 2025, while crossing in a marked crosswalk and died three days later from her injuries. Investigators believe a dark-colored 2016 to 2019 Nissan Sentra, missing its lower-center grille, struck her and took off. Detectives have poured over surveillance footage and are still canvassing the neighborhood, as reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Police update
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Lt. Cody Fulwiler told reporters investigators “have some inklings of who the person might be,” but the case remains an active investigation and no arrest has been made. Fulwiler said detectives are still compiling video and other evidence and urged anyone with information to reach out to police, as reported by KSNV.
At the corner where Brown was hit, her brother Joe W. Brown spoke directly to the surrounding neighborhood. “Someone knows who killed my sister,” he said. Friends remembered Peggy as sweet and devoted to animals and said the family had moved her to Las Vegas earlier in the year so they could look after her, as reported by KSNV.
Reward and how to help
Friends and supporters say the $25,000 reward is still available, and they have put the plea for tips on a billboard to keep the case in front of drivers across the valley, per reporting by KLAS. Anyone with information can call Metro’s Collision Investigation Section at 702-828-3595 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555, as KTNV reported.
Investigators say the suspected Sentra was last seen heading east on Pioneer Avenue after the crash and are asking residents to look for a dark vehicle with front-end damage or a missing grille. “We were so happy to have her in our life,” her brother said. “And suddenly, she’s gone.” Family members say they will keep pushing until the driver is found, per the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
