LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The lady accused of inflicting a deadly crash that killed two youngsters was on probation and fleeing from police in a stolen automobile, in line with paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained.
Nikki Serrat, 32, faces prices, together with reckless driving leading to loss of life, for inflicting the crash that killed Taliyah Lewis, 6; and Dante Lewis, 11. The collision occurred on Friday, Nov. 8 simply after 5 p.m. on the intersection of East Flamingo Street and the South Pecos-McLeod Interconnect.
Witnesses mentioned the driving force who brought on the collision, later recognized as Serrat, ran away from the crash scene. Surveillance video of the realm confirmed a Lexus SUV getting into the intersection “at high speed” whereas different automobiles have been stopped for a passing emergency automobile, paperwork mentioned.
The Lexus was touring at 73 mph within the seconds earlier than the collision, which concerned 4 vehicles in all, police mentioned. The pace restrict on that a part of Flamingo Street is 45 mph. Taliyah Lewis and Dante Lewis have been passengers within the automobile that Serrat instantly collided with, police mentioned.
Nikki Serrat, 32, faces prices, together with reckless driving leading to loss of life, for inflicting the crash that killed Taliyah Lewis, 6; and Dante Lewis, 11. (KLAS)
The Lexus, which is owned by a rental automobile company, was reported stolen earlier the day of the collision, police mentioned. The automobile was stolen from the Symphony Park storage in downtown Las Vegas, police mentioned.
A passenger of Serrat’s advised police that earlier than the crash, a Metro police officer tried to cease the automobile. The witness advised police “she only remembered yelling, ‘Nikki, no!’ and then the collision happened,” paperwork mentioned. Court docket paperwork mentioned an LVMPD unit was responding to an unrelated collision on the time, however it was unclear if the unit was the identical one the witness talked about.
Video surveillance taken quarter-hour earlier than the collision confirmed Serrat and her two passengers getting into a comfort retailer, police mentioned.
On the afternoon of Nov. 9, the day after the collision, police arrested Serrat at a member of the family’s residence in North Las Vegas. The member of the family was not conscious of the crash, police mentioned.
In August, Clark County District Court docket Choose Christy Craig sentenced Serrat to probation on a cost of tried unauthorized absence constituting escape from jail, data mentioned. Prosecutors didn’t oppose Serrat receiving probation for being absent from the Casa Grande Conventional Housing facility whereas serving a sentence involving a stolen automobile.
Serrat doesn’t have a sound driver’s license.
A choose denied setting bail throughout Serrat’s first court docket look Wednesday. Serrat’s subsequent court docket date was scheduled for Nov. 18.
