LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 17-year-old faces expenses as an grownup after police stated he drove impaired with no license and killed a 10-year-old boy in a wrong-way crash.
Henrry Norberto killed Brandon Martinez, 10, in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 15 on Saturday, June 28, police stated. Martinez was a passenger in his father’s automobile when Norberto collided with them.
Round 11:15 p.m. the evening of the crash, Nevada State Police Freeway Patrol acquired a report of a wrong-way driver in a pickup truck on Interstate 15 close to Tropical Parkway, paperwork stated.
A number of minutes later, dispatchers acquired a report of a wrong-way crash involving the automobile. A responding police officer situated Norberto, then 16, within the driver’s seat.
A responding officer famous Norberto, who police stated was expelled from highschool, was “possibly intoxicated” as a result of he “could smell an unknown alcoholic beverage emitting from his breath and person,” paperwork stated.
Whereas arresting Norberto, an investigator situated six “‘Corona’ beer bottle caps in his pockets and multiple vape pens with a marijuana leaf on them,” paperwork stated.
Norberto advised police he was driving a member of the family’s truck. The automobile’s registration was suspended in September 2023. It later expired, and based on police, there was no legitimate insurance coverage on file.
Check outcomes confirmed THC, the psychoactive part of marijuana, and alcohol in Norberto’s blood after his arrest, paperwork stated. A blood check administered about 90 minutes after the crash confirmed a blood-alcohol degree of 0.164 – double the authorized restrict, paperwork stated.
Norberto faces expenses together with DUI leading to demise, reckless driving and driving with no license. Final week, a juvenile courtroom decide dominated his case might transfer into the grownup system. In courtroom on Tuesday, he pleaded not responsible. A decide scheduled a preliminary listening to on Dec. 9.
Norberto remained in custody, the place he was held with out bail.
