Guilty plea delayed for man in Egg & I crash
A guilty plea was delayed for a 19-year-old man facing DUI charges for crashing a speeding vehicle into a crowded Las Vegas restaurant while under the influence of prescription drugs, marijuana and “spice,” a synthetic form of marijuana.
Gage Lindsey was arrested April 1, 2013, after crashing his car into the Egg & I restaurant on Sahara Avenue near Decatur Boulevard and injuring nearly a dozen people.
Lindsey was expected to plead guilty Thursday to two counts of driving under the influence and causing substantial bodily harm, but his lawyer, Sean Sullivan, asked for the hearing to be delayed until May 1.
As part of the deal, Clark County prosecutors dropped four other charges against the defendant.
Lindsey faces two to 40 years in prison.
Lindsey was driving a 1993 Lexus LS400 about 12:30 p.m. when he struck a median, crashed into two other vehicles and drove into the outdoor courtyard of the Egg & I.
The Lexus crashed through the restaurant’s window, where it finally stopped.
Ten people went to the hospital. Four people eating in the courtyard — three adults and one child — were pinned under the car.
The injuries ranged from minor to critical, but everyone survived.
Lindsey tried to run from the scene but was stopped by restaurant patrons.
He told Las Vegas police he blacked out before the crash and appeared groggy hours afterward. He told police he didn’t know what day it was.
Lindsey remains jailed at the Clark County Detention Center.
Contact reporter Francis McCabe at fmccabe@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-1039. Find him on Twitter: @fjmccabe
