BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – September 9, 2026 – Bullhead City Police are investigating a fatal vehicle versus pedestrian collision that occurred Tuesday night at Lee Avenue and Sixth Street.

UPDATE: Next of kin has been notified. The deceased female pedestrian is Kelsey Marie Figard, 30, of Bullhead City, Ariz.

On Tuesday, September 8 at approximately 9:50 p.m., emergency crews were called to a report of a person lying in the roadway. Officers determined that Ms. Figard had been struck by a vehicle and that the driver fled the scene. Ms. Figard was pronounced deceased on scene.

Detectives received information that the suspected driver was in Laughlin, Nev. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department assisted in the investigation and arrested Nicky Manuel Padia, 61 of Bullhead City, for leaving the scene of a fatal collision.

The collision remains under investigation.

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