Man instructed deputies he drove to Arizona to play lottery, paperwork say
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Deputies situated a number of empty liquor bottles in a Las Vegas court docket administrator’s truck after he allegedly drove impaired and triggered a deadly crash whereas driving to purchase lottery tickets, paperwork stated.
Deputies in Mohave County, Arizona, arrested Michael Doan, 46, on a number of prices linked to the lethal Christmas Eve crash on Freeway 91 in Littlefield, Arizona, that killed Donald Thurston. The group is situated about 90 miles northeast of Las Vegas close to Interstate 15.
Doan is an assistant court docket administrator with the Clark County District Courtroom, a spokesperson stated. A LinkedIn account lists his title as “IT project manager.”
A witness to the crash instructed deputies the motive force of the Ford, later recognized as Doan, “took off” into the desert, paperwork stated. A deputy later discovered Doan’s court docket ID sitting on the entrance passenger seat.
Contained in the automotive, deputies “located a bottle of Ketel One Vodka with a few drops of liquid left in the bottom,” paperwork stated.
“I located a second nearly empty bottle of Ketel One Vodka in the seat pocket on the back of the driver’s seat,” the deputy wrote in a report. “A third Ketel One Vodka bottle was on the ground immediately outside the passenger door.”
Deputies later situated Doan about 100 yards away from the crash website “lying down in the dirt,” paperwork stated
“While walking, Michael kept asking if he killed the other driver. I advised Michael that the other driver was dead,” a deputy wrote in a report. “Michael asked the same question several more times, and I gave the same answer. While Michael was speaking, I could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath.”
Doan additionally instructed an officer he “works for the court” and understood his Miranda rights, paperwork stated. When requested why he was driving, Doan instructed deputies he “had driven from Las Vegas to buy lottery tickets.” There isn’t any lottery in Nevada and gamers should journey to Arizona or California to play.
A passenger of Thurston’s was injured within the crash.
A Mohave County grand jury indicted Doan on prices together with DUI and manslaughter, data stated. It was not instantly clear when he was required to return to court docket.
Administration on the Clark County District Courtroom positioned Doan on depart after his arrest, a spokesperson stated final yr.
