Police said Wednesday that they arrested the driver suspected in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured Sam Morris, the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s director of photography.
The driver was arrested Wednesday morning and being interviewed by police, Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Jarvis Dudley said.
Further details about the arrest were not immediately available.
Morris was treated at University Medical Center and released from the hospital as of Tuesday, according to Executive Editor Glenn Cook.
“We’d like to thank Las Vegas police for so thoroughly investigating the crash that injured Sam,” Cook said. “Sam continues to make progress in his recovery, and we look forward to the day he is able to lead our visuals team again.”
Morris was riding his bicycle in the 3200 block of East St. Louis Avenue near Fremont Street on Thursday morning when the crash occurred. The driver, who was in a red sedan, fled the scene.
Dudley said at the time that witnesses reported that the crash stemmed from a road-rage incident.
He said Morris and the driver “exchanged words” before the driver cut Morris off and slammed on the brakes, causing Morris to hit the back of the vehicle.
Video footage obtained by the news organization and recorded by a security camera at Cars Plus on East St. Louis Avenue near East Fremont Street shows a red sedan appearing to slow down. Morris, who is riding his bike, appears to collide with the vehicle and falls to the pavement.
Morris, a photojournalist with more than 25 years of experience in the Las Vegas Valley, was named the Review-Journal’s director of photography in December 2023.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
