LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A household is in mourning after shedding their daughter in a crash in North Las Vegas days after Christmas.
Zamariea Butler had simply turned 18 years previous and was a brand new mother. She had additionally lately misplaced her mom 4 months earlier than the crash, in line with the household.
Suspected DUI crash in North Las Vegas leaves 1 useless, others injured
The crash occurred on Dec. 29, round 3 a.m. on the intersection of Tropical Parkway and North fifth Avenue.
“It’s really hard for me to picture a world without her in it,” Damany expressed. “Four people total in the vehicle, a driver, passenger, and then there were two passengers in the back one of them being my daughter.”
Zamariea Butler had simply turned 18 years previous and was a brand new mother, however her life was out of the blue taken on December 29. She had additionally lately misplaced her mom simply 4 months earlier than the crash, in line with the household. (Credit score: Damany Butler)
In keeping with police, a Chrysler 200 was heading west on Tropical Parkway and tried to make a left flip at a inexperienced mild, whereas a Jeep Cherokee, touring east, was approaching a crimson mild. Because the Chrysler 200 reached the center of the intersection throughout its flip, the Jeep Cherokee ran the crimson mild and crashed into it, North Las Vegas Police stated.
Two passengers within the again seat of the Chrysler 200 had been ejected from the car and had been discovered mendacity on the roadway, police stated. Of the 2 people, a lady later recognized as Zamariea, was pronounced useless on the scene, and a person was critically injured and was taken to a close-by hospital, police stated. Moreover, the driving force of the Chrysler and the entrance passengers additionally suffered accidents.
Throughout the police investigation officers stated the driving force of the Jeep Cherokee, who was later recognized as Bria Standley, 30, initially left the scene on foot earlier than officers arrived however was discovered at a close-by park and arrested, police acknowledged.
Standley at present faces costs together with DUI leading to dying, DUI inflicting critical damage, reckless driving, failure to cease after an accident, and failure to render support, in line with police.
“She didn’t deserve this, she was riding in a car with some friends celebrating the holidays and Christmas had just passed,” Audrey Sylvester expressed. “She just turned 18 and she didn’t even see the first year of 2025.”
Sylvester added that she is distraught over the truth that another person might be so careless, her household’s life modified eternally.
As for Zamariea’s son, he too must stay a life with out her.
To assist with funeral bills Zamariea’s father Damany Butler arrange a GoFundMe account titled “Help Zamariea’s Family in Their Time of Grief.”
