LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A girl is accused of “intentionally” hitting a person with a pickup truck after the 2 had a quick interplay, in keeping with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division.
Mariana Armenta-Jauriqui, 23, is dealing with a homicide cost within the loss of life of the person, who was struck by a GMC truck she was allegedly driving. In keeping with the arrest report, one other driver who witnessed what occurred stated the sufferer “was trying to get away from the truck” however the truck driver deliberately modified instructions to observe the person, hit him, after which ran over him earlier than fleeing the scene.
The incident occurred on the intersection of Sahara Avenue and Valley View Boulevard within the early morning hours of Thursday, February 20.
LVMPD investigated a lethal crash on Feb. 20, 2025, involving a pedestrian at Sahara Avenue and Valley View Boulevard closing the intersection for a number of hours. (KLAS)
The witness adopted the truck and relayed the truck’s license plate quantity to a buddy on the telephone. The witness advised police the motive force within the truck caught their hand out of the pickup and gave her the center finger, the report said.
Armenta-Jauriqui did get pulled over by police in a building zone after she fled the scene however the officers have been unaware of the hit-and-run and let her go, the report said.
Courtroom paperwork stated police found Armenta-Jauriqui was not the proprietor of the truck. The proprietor advised police he let Armenta-Jauriqui borrow the car. Police had the truck proprietor contact Armenta-Jaurique and police spoke together with her by telephone to arrange a gathering.
Armenta-Jauriqui requested an lawyer in the course of the assembly and was launched by officers who didn’t know, at the moment, that she was the motive force of the pickup truck, the report stated.
Detectives did safe surveillance video that confirmed Armenta-Jauriqui was the motive force and there have been two males within the truck together with her when the incident occurred on the intersection. “The video captured the moment when the truck appeared to drive over a large object, as the truck jostled up and down two times, which indicated the victim went under the front and rear tires,” paperwork stated.
In keeping with courtroom information, she was held on the Clark County Detention Middle on no bail. She was scheduled to make an preliminary look in courtroom this morning.
