Authorities on May 29 confirmed the death of U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks in Reno, Nevada. He was 80.
Judge Hicks, an appointee of President George W. Bush in 2001, was struck at an intersection on the afternoon of May 29, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead, police said in a statement. The driver cooperated with authorities, and impairment didn’t appear to be a factor, according to the statement.