LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A person on his strategy to choose up his daughters was killed in a crash that projected him off his e-bike, a second cameras on a passing Tesla captured, police mentioned.
Round 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division responded to the crash close to Jones Boulevard, simply north of Elkhorn Street. Officers discovered James Albert McCoy Jr., 62, who was using his e-bike in a delegated bike lane on his strategy to choose up his daughters from college, fatally injured within the crash.
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Jesus Robles Jr., 49, was driving an unregistered black 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe northbound on Jones Boulevard when he hit McCoy Jr. from behind, police mentioned. A witness touring in a Tesla outfitted with cameras captured footage of the crash, police mentioned.
The video confirmed McCoy was projected via the air upon impression. His e-bike was propelled 175 ft north earlier than touchdown on its facet, police mentioned.
McCoy was taken to a close-by hospital, the place, regardless of life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased. A household pal, Melanie Angeles, informed 8 Information Now that McCoy had two daughters who’re in kindergarten and third grade.
She described the household’s immense grief following his sudden passing.
Authorities mentioned Robles cooperated with police however confirmed indicators of impairment, together with slurred speech and a average odor of unknown alcohol on his breath.
Officers arrested Robles and booked him into the Clark County Detention Middle. He faces a number of fees, together with DUI leading to loss of life, reckless driving, failure to keep up a journey lane, working an unregistered automobile, and failure to supply proof of insurance coverage, based on court docket information.
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Robles appeared in court docket Saturday in entrance of Las Vegas Justice Courtroom Choose Holly Stoberski. Robles has 10 prior failures to look in court docket from earlier fees, the choose mentioned.
Robles remained in custody Tuesday as Stoberski denied setting bail.
