The man fatally shot by law enforcement south of Tonopah on Friday night told deputies they would have to kill him before pointing a gun at them, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office said.
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The Arizona man now faces an additional five counts of DUI causing death or substantial bodily harm in addition to counts of reckless driving resulting in death.
The Nevada Legislature is considering a bill that would require any police officer who interacts with the public to be equipped with a body camera.
A Texas man accused of DUI first caught law enforcement’s eye as he sped a rented Lamborghini past a Nevada Highway Patrol substation in Jean, headed the wrong way, according to an arrest report.
The driver blew a 0.302 percent blood alcohol reading, the Highway Patrol’s Southern Command said in a post on Twitter. The state’s legal limit is 0.08 percent.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the man whose son is accused of killing him Friday morning.
A procession for Nevada Highway Patrol Sgt. Ben Jenkins, who was fatally shot in the line of duty in March, is set for Wednesday morning in Elko.