LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A person with a previous DUI conviction is accused of driving impaired once more and inflicting a lethal crash exterior Las Vegas, police stated.
The crash occurred on June 10 within the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 round 4 a.m., Nevada State Police stated Monday.
Eric Halton, 25, veered onto the best shoulder and hit a parked automobile, police stated. The affect induced that automobile to overturn and roll into the desert, ejecting the driving force, recognized as 48-year-old Mazin Aljawhar, of Las Vegas.
Aljawhar died on the scene, police stated. Halton was flown to a close-by hospital with non-life-threatening accidents. He confirmed indicators of impairment and was driving on a revoked license as a result of a previous DUI, police stated.
In 2023, prosecutors charged Halton with DUI for a 2022 incident, data stated. He later pleaded no contest. A decide ordered him to finish DUI college, carry out group service, and have a breath-interlock machine put in in his car for six months.
Toxicology outcomes for the June 10 crash have been pending as of Monday, however troopers arrested Halton on the hospital, police stated.
In line with court docket data, Halton was now dealing with the next fees: felony DUI alcohol/medication leading to dying or substantial bodily hurt, reckless driving leading to dying, driving and not using a legitimate driver’s license, failure to drive inside marked journey lanes, failure to put on a security belt, and working an unregistered car.
