Senior Citizen Allegedly Ploughs Car into Laughlin Casino, Killing Two
On Wednesday, a seventy-year-old man allegedly crashed his car through the entrance of Laughlin’s Edgewater Hotel-Casino, killing two and injuring seven. He was arrested and charged with two counts of felony reckless driving causing death and was booked into the Laughlin Jail. The suspect had only minor injuries.
Witnesses say the suspect drove past a red light and struck a raised medium before speeding into the casino. The car apparently hit at least nine people and many slot machines before finally stalling near the cashier’s cage. The two fatalities that occurred were the eleventh and twelfth in Las Vegas Metro’s jurisdiction so far in 2010.
The Laughlin Jail, also called the Tucker Holding facility, is where suspects are originally booked if they’re arrested in Laughlin. The Laughlin Jail is very small, and inmates rarely stay there for more than two or three days before either being released or transferred to Clark County Detention Center. As opposed to most jails, Laughlin Jail does not provide uniforms or commissary privileges.
