Family Calls for Safer Driving After 14-Year-Old Is Killed in Henderson
A 14-year-old girl, Torrianne Mortensen, was killed in Henderson, Nevada, after being struck by an SUV while riding an e-scooter in a crosswalk. Her family is calling for safer driving practices and highlighting concerns about speeding and drivers not yielding…
Las Vegas, NV, October 26, 2026 —
Torrianne Mortensen, 14, was killed in Henderson, Nevada, after an SUV struck her while she was riding an e-scooter in a crosswalk, according to the available account. Her family is calling for safer driving practices and has raised concerns about speeding and drivers failing to yield to pedestrians.
The account does not provide the date or specific location of the incident, details about the SUV’s driver, or information about any official investigation. It also does not say whether authorities issued citations or made findings about what led to the collision. Those details could not be established from the information provided.
The family’s appeal focuses on driver behavior, particularly speed and yielding to pedestrians. The available information does not include a direct quotation from family members or specify what measures they are seeking beyond safer driving practices.
Mortensen was riding an e-scooter and was in a crosswalk when she was struck, the account says. It does not provide further details about the circumstances, including the direction of travel, traffic conditions, or whether other people witnessed the incident.
The incident has prompted her family to draw attention to concerns about pedestrian safety in the area. No information was provided about plans for a public response, changes to local traffic rules, or any action by Henderson officials. The circumstances surrounding Mortensen’s death remain limited in the available account.
Story summarized from the original created by Athena Jreij on www.fox5vegas.com, see more information here.
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