LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A lady broke down in tears and mentioned it was “selfish of her to sit there and cry,” after turning herself in for a hit-and-run crash that left a girl useless within the northeast Las Vegas valley.
On Sunday night, simply earlier than 7 p.m., an unidentified lady crossing Japanese Avenue was hit by a car. The motive force, recognized by police as Elizabeth Rodriguez, 23, left the scene with out stopping, based on the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division (LVMPD).
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The injured lady was taken to an area hospital, the place employees later pronounced her useless. Police performed a seek for Rodriguez within the surrounding space however have been unable to find her.
On Monday round 8:30 a.m., Rodriguez turned herself in on the LVMPD headquarters, admitting she was the driving force concerned within the hit-and-run. She informed authorities she had not been inebriated or medication on the time of the crash.
Police mentioned Rodriguez defined she was en path to a gasoline station however missed a flip and deliberate to make a U-turn on the intersection. She mentioned she had taken out her cellphone to make use of a map utility and didn’t discover the pedestrian. The police said that she additionally mentioned the crosswalk lights weren’t activated.
After the crash, Rodriguez realized she had hit somebody, however panicked and left the scene, LVMPD mentioned. She later admitted that guilt overwhelmed her and prompted her to return ahead.
When requested what she would say to the sufferer and their household, Rodriguez broke down in tears, “sorry,” she mentioned. Police mentioned she added that it was, “selfish of her to sit there and cry because the person she hit didn’t even get to wake up and was dead.”
Rodriguez was arrested and now faces prices of failing to cease on the scene of an accident and vehicular manslaughter, court docket data present.
She was held on the Clark County Detention Middle on a $100,000 bail. Her subsequent court docket look was scheduled for Jan. 23.
