LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Police witnessed the motive force accused of killing a mom of 4 driving erratically and working a pink gentle moments earlier than he hit and killed the lady as she walked close to the UNLV campus, in accordance with police paperwork.
Gerardo Jose Lopez, 36, is going through expenses of DUI leading to dying and reckless driving leading to dying.
Las Vegas mom of 4 killed in suspected DUI crash
The arrest report for Lopez acknowledged {that a} Las Vegas Metropolitan police car was stopped on the intersection of Twain Avenue and College Heart Drive after they noticed a white Chevrolet driving erratically on the morning of Wednesday, March 5.
The car traveled within the flawed route on Twain, ran a pink gentle on the intersection, after which made a wide-sweeping activate College Heart Drive, inflicting the car to go up onto the sidewalk and hit 31-year-old Jessica Fodge, who was strolling house after dropping her kids off at college. Fodge died on the hospital.
A lady is lifeless following a crash on March 5, 2025, at South College Heart 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 stability and instructed police he suffered from a medical situation. Data on the situation was redacted within the arrest report. He didn’t admit to utilizing unlawful narcotics or alcohol however instructed officers he takes remedy.
Lopez was arrested for suspected DUI and blood attracts had been carried out at College Medical Heart. The outcomes weren’t out there on the time the arrest report was launched.
In response to 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)
All the crash was captured on a Las Vegas Metro police surveillance digicam mounted in that space.
Lopez is being held on a $250,000 bail. His court docket case is scheduled for a standing examine on Tuesday, March 11.
