Tesla Driver Dies While Using Autopilot The automaker confirmed the driver didn’t have his hands on the wheel for about six seconds before the Model X collided with a highway barrier. The car then caught on fire. Tesla The accident happened days after an Uber self-driving test vehicle killed a pedestrian in Arizona.
A woman who was killed in a crash Monday was pregnant. Monique K. Leiwalo, 29, was due to give birth in May. She was driving on Rainbow when her car was rear-ended. The impact sent her car crashing into a pole, killing her. Police arrested 26-year-old Timothy Naas on suspicion of DUI in the crash. “We didn’t just lose her, we lost my nephew to-be,” her sister, Jasmine Leiwalo, said.
A man was struck by a BMW late Monday night and later died at a local hospital.
The crash occurred around 11 p.m near Alexander Avenue and Walker Street. Homicide detectives are on the scene because the man was in an altercation before the crash. The driver remained on the scene and was cooperating with police. It’s not known at this time if the driver will face any charges.
Las Vegas police address the media after a multi-vehicle crash has left 3 dead at the intersection of Eastern and Flamingo. (Mike Shoro/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
SUNDAY’S HEADLINES: Man killed trying to stop robbery, pedestrian in critical condition after being pinned between cars, questions linger after pepper spray used at high school football game (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A Las Vegas doctor convicted of murder in the 2007 Hepatitis C outbreak has died in prison. Dipak Desai was serving life in prison with the possibility of parole on 27 counts, including second-degree murder. Desai’s lawyer Richard Wright argued that Desai was unfit to stand trial after suffering multiple strokes. The Washoe County coroner’s office is expected to determine Desai’s cause of death.
2. A 9-vehicle crash has closed down southbound traffic on I-15 near Moapa. Clark County Fire Department says five semitrailers and four passenger cars were involved in the wreck at about 2:50 a.m. No injuries were reported but lanes were still closed as of 7:30 a.m.
3. MGM Resorts valets fear for a decrease in income after an announcement that parking rates will rise again. One valet that spoke to the Las Vegas Review-Journal said his income decreased by $20,000 a year due to parking rates rising, and another said he had to take a second job to pay his bills. Parking rates at MGM Resorts will increase by up to $25 starting Wednesday.
