LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — New security enhancements will likely be added to roadways close to Arbor View Excessive Faculty following a crash that killed a scholar in Could, the Metropolis of Las Vegas introduced.
On Friday, Could 2, Keenan Jackson, 37, allegedly drove impaired and hit and killed McKenzie Scott, an 18-year-old senior at Arbor View Excessive Faculty, on Buffalo Drive close to the varsity, police mentioned.
Keenan Jackson, 37, faces felony expenses for DUI leading to loss of life, reckless driving, and a misdemeanor for driving and not using a legitimate license, the 8 Information Now Investigators first reported.
Jackson’s preliminary breath check confirmed a blood-alcohol stage of 0.29 — greater than thrice the authorized restrict of 0.08.
Following the crash, town performed a site visitors examine, which discovered that site visitors security gadgets on Buffalo Drive, together with the crosswalk, signage, and college zone flashers, have been functioning appropriately and are acceptable for the site visitors and pedestrian patterns within the space.
Because of the examine, town will likely be including overhead pedestrian activated flashers and extra signage, in addition to repainting the crosswalk on Buffalo over the summer season.
“We wish that safety enhancements could prevent tragedies on our roadways, but the difference-maker is that everyone in the community must be responsible and make good decisions while using the streets,” Mayor Shelley Berkley mentioned. “My heart goes out to McKenzie’s family and friends and the entire Arbor View family for this senseless and tragic loss.”
Town and the varsity district work in partnership to assist present secure circumstances in and round college zones. As a part of that partnership, town added roadway dividers alongside Whispering Sands within the entrance of the varsity in 2024.
Enhancements on Whispering Sands, together with including a brand new crosswalk, are scheduled to be upgraded additional in 2026.
