Serious crash at Kietzke and Gentry

Reno Police said a 91-year-old man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a vehicle struck him at Kietzke Lane and Gentry Way on Saturday, May 16. Officers, Reno Fire Department crews and REMSA responded to the intersection at about 2:15 p.m., according to police accounts carried by local news outlets. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said. Speed and impairment are not believed to be factors. ### Where did the crash happen, and what do police say occurred there? Kietzke Lane and Gentry Way is the intersection Reno Police identified as the scene of the crash. Police said the injured pedestrian was a 91-year-old man and that investigators believe he was jaywalking in heavy traffic when he was hit. The Reno Gazette Journal reported the call came in around 2:15 p.m. (mynews4.com) Saturday and described the incident as a vehicle-pedestrian crash. Early summaries of the incident circulated as a serious crash at Kietzke and Gentry, but the reporting now available from local outlets points to a single vehicle striking one pedestrian rather than a multi-vehicle collision. ### How badly was the man hurt? A 91-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, according to Reno Police statements reported by KRNV and the Reno Gazette Journal. Police did not publicly identify him in the reports available Tuesday. Local reports did not give an updated medical condition beyond “life-threatening injuries.” No death was reported in the coverage reviewed Tuesday. (rgj.com) ### What have investigators ruled out so far? Reno Police said the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. Police also said speed and impairment are not believed to be factors in the crash. (mynews4.com) Those details narrow the early public picture of the case, but police have not released additional findings on fault, citations or whether any surveillance footage has been collected. (mynews4.com) The reports reviewed Tuesday did not mention an arrest. ### Which unit is handling the case? The Reno Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team, or M.A.I.T., is overseeing the investigation, according to KRNV. (mynews4.com) That is the unit police identified in the immediate aftermath of the crash. The City of Reno and Reno Police maintain public records and newsroom pages, but no separate detailed city release on this specific crash was surfaced in the material reviewed Tuesday. (mynews4.com) ### What should witnesses do now? Reno Police asked anyone with information to call the department’s non-emergency line at 775-334-2677 or Secret Witness at 775-322-4900. That request appeared in local coverage published after the crash. (mynews4.com) As of Tuesday, May 19, the investigation remained open, with M.A.I.T. listed as the lead unit and no further public update in the reports reviewed. (reno.gov) (mynews4.com)