LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A person faces a number of fees, together with two counts of DUI leading to dying, following a double-fatal crash on Interstate 15 outdoors Las Vegas that killed two kids, the 8 Information Now Investigators have realized.
Nevada State Police took Steven Woods, 40, into custody Monday, information stated. Woods additionally faces fees of reckless driving leading to dying, rushing, and failing to put on a seat belt.
The crash occurred on the freeway round 3:30 p.m. Sunday close to Bunkerville, police stated. A number of vehicles have been concerned.
Paramedics took 5 individuals to the hospital with accidents, police stated on the time of the crash. Different particulars, together with the identities of the kids, remained unknown as of Tuesday. The Clark County coroner’s workplace had no replace Tuesday.
A justice court docket decide set Woods’ bail Tuesday at $350,000, information stated. The decide ordered him to put on a drug patch and keep away from driving ought to he publish bond.
Woods was resulting from seem in court docket once more on Wednesday to enter a plea to his 16 fees.
Talking after a court docket listening to Tuesday involving a second DUI-with-death case, Clark County District Lawyer Steve Wolfson as soon as once more careworn the necessity for larger penalties throughout Nevada.
“What we’re doing so far isn’t working,” Wolfson said. “We’re having too many of these cases almost every single day here in Las Vegas.”
8 Information Now Investigator David Charns will be reached at [email protected].
