LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A person on his approach to decide up his daughters was killed in a crash that projected him off his e-bike, a second cameras on a passing Tesla captured, police stated.
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 Highway. Officers discovered James Albert McCoy Jr., 62, who was using his e-bike in a delegated bike lane on his approach to decide 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 stated. A witness touring in a Tesla geared up with cameras captured footage of the crash, police stated.
The video confirmed McCoy was projected by means of the air upon influence. His e-bike was propelled 175 toes north earlier than touchdown on its facet, police stated.
McCoy was taken to a close-by hospital, the place, regardless of life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased. A household good friend, Melanie Angeles, instructed 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 stated 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 Heart. He faces a number of prices, together with DUI leading to loss of life, reckless driving, failure to take care of a journey lane, working an unregistered automobile, and failure to offer proof of insurance coverage, in line with courtroom data.
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Robles appeared in courtroom Saturday in entrance of Las Vegas Justice Court docket Choose Holly Stoberski. Robles has 10 prior failures to seem in courtroom from earlier prices, the decide stated.
Robles remained in custody Tuesday as Stoberski denied setting bail.
