LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The motive force accused of killing a Las Vegas highschool senior appeared in courtroom Tuesday morning, visibly upset and crying.
Keenan Jackson, 37, was arraigned on felony fees for DUI and reckless driving leading to demise.
Jackson was greater than thrice the authorized restrict, in accordance with a preliminary take a look at taken after the deadly crash.
Keenan Jackson seems for his arraignment in a Las Vegas courtroom on Might 6, 2025. (KLAS)
Jackson, who’s being held within the Clark County Detention Heart on a $500,000 bail, was assigned public defender Marsella Saldanha to signify him.
He’s accused of driving impaired and hitting and killing McKenzie Scott on Friday, Might 2, as she was crossing Buffalo Drive in a college zone at Arbor View Excessive Faculty, in accordance with Las Vegas Metropolitan police.
Relations of McKenzie Scott present up at Keenan Jackson’s arraignment. He’s accused of hitting and killing the 18-year-old simply weeks earlier than her commencement from Arbor View Excessive Faculty. (KLAS)
McKenzie Scott’s household maintain up a photograph of her at Keenan Jackson’s arraignment. He’s accused of hitting and killing the 18-year-old simply weeks earlier than her commencement from Arbor View Excessive Faculty. (KLAS)
McKenzie was as a result of graduate on the finish of the month. Her household held up a photograph of her through the arraignment.
“That mother, that grandmother, and grandfather, I’m so proud of them,” Steve Wolfson stated. “They’re brave and courageous. They want to see justice. My job is to get justice for them.”
Wolfson added that there’s at present laws in Carson Metropolis to extend penalties on DUI crashes.
“The possible penalty in these kinds of cases is insufficient. What we’re doing isn’t working.”
Presently, the sentence for a DUI inflicting demise conviction is a minimal of two years and a most of 20 years.
A preliminary listening to was set for Jackson for Might 27 at 9:30 a.m.
