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.

On Tuesday, September 8 at approximately 9:50 p.m., emergency crews were initially called to a report of a person lying in the roadway. Officers determined that the woman had been struck by a vehicle and that the driver had fled the scene. The female pedestrian, identified as a 30-year-old local transient, was pronounced deceased on scene.

Detectives received information that the suspected driver was in Laughlin, NV. 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 name of the deceased pedestrian will be released after next of kin has been notified. The collision remains under investigation.

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