A Las Vegas judge said Thursday that she would decide in a week whether to dismiss a DUI case against basketball standout Zaon Collins in connection with a deadly wreck.
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The star UNLV basketball recruit was formally charged Thursday with felony DUI and reckless driving stemming from the Dec. 30 crash that killed a 52-year-old Las Vegas man.
Las Vegas Justice Court records also show Zaon Collins, 19, has been cited four times for traffic violations, including two for speeding, since 2017.
From 2021: Eric Echevarria’s family is left with their sadness and anger after the 52-year-old was killed in a DUI crash, in which a UNLV basketball recruit was accused of driving impaired.
Zaon Collins, a star basketball player at Bishop Gorman and top recruit at UNLV, was ordered released from jail Thursday, a day after his arrest on suspicion of DUI after a crash that killed one man.
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