LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Police witnessed the driving force accused of killing a mom of 4 driving erratically and working a pink gentle moments earlier than he hit and killed the girl as she walked close to the UNLV campus, in keeping with police paperwork.
Gerardo Jose Lopez, 36, is dealing with costs of DUI leading to demise and reckless driving leading to demise.
Las Vegas mom of 4 killed in suspected DUI crash
The arrest report for Lopez acknowledged {that a} Las Vegas Metropolitan police automobile was stopped on the intersection of Twain Avenue and College Middle Drive once they noticed a white Chevrolet driving erratically on the morning of Wednesday, March 5.
The automobile traveled within the fallacious route on Twain, ran a pink gentle on the intersection, after which made a wide-sweeping activate College Middle Drive, inflicting the automobile to go up onto the sidewalk and hit 31-year-old Jessica Fodge, who was strolling dwelling after dropping her youngsters off at college. Fodge died on the hospital.
A girl is lifeless following a crash on March 5, 2025, at South College Middle Drive and East Twain Avenue. (KLAS)
Paperwork stated Lopez failed sobriety checks given on the scene of the crash and his “eyes were bloodshot and watery and that he was speaking slowly.”
Lopez used crutches to steadiness and instructed police he suffered from a medical situation. Info on the situation was redacted within the arrest report. He didn’t admit to utilizing unlawful narcotics or alcohol however instructed officers he takes medicine.
Lopez was arrested for suspected DUI and blood attracts have been carried out at College Medical Middle. The outcomes weren’t obtainable on the time the arrest report was launched.
In line with the police, the crash concerned a 2025 Chevrolet Trax and a girl strolling on foot. Proof on the scene confirmed the Chevrolet driver ran a pink gentle whereas making a large flip, hitting a girl who was crossing on the sidewalk, police stated.(LVMPD)
The complete crash was captured on a Las Vegas Metro police surveillance digital camera mounted in that space.
Lopez is being held on a $250,000 bail. His court docket case is scheduled for a standing test on Tuesday, March 11.
