Samaritans jump into action. Trying to stop a driver from plowing down tourists on the Las Vegas Strip. Denise Valdez thanks for joining us. Im Denise Valdez. paul joncich and im paul joncich. Dave and paula have the night off. One person was killed last night. Just outside the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino. Denise Valdez tonight were know more about what led up to that crash. And about the suspect. Who had her three year old daughter inside the car with her at she allegedly jumped the curb and ran over people in the sidewalk. paul joncich we have Live Team Coverage with karen castro talking with victims and their families. But lets start with Mauricio Marin who is live at the scene. Mauricio . Mauricio Marin just about 24 hours ago. Panic and fear rang out on the Las Vegas Strip when police say Lakeisha Holloway jumped the curb mowing people down. TodaySheriff Joe Lombardo released new details about the tragic event Police Believe was intentional. Sheriff Joe Lombardo clark county
Police say it is still a mystery what led the woman to drive the car into a crowd on the Las Vegas Strip. Leticia holloway is described as stress out stressed out and reckless. We dont know what caused her to snap. Antonio the organ woman plowed into several tourists, in front of the planet hollywood. Her mother was a mile away at the tuscany casino. She parked, exited the vehicle, left the toddler in the vehicle, and contacted a valet parker and advised that she had run over individuals. Antonio the casino kept on running. Pain. I want others to feel that pain, also. We had a dread recognition expert respond to the scene and determint she was under some sort of stimulant. Antonio the District Attorney says holloway is facing a motor chargemurder charge. Tomorrow or wednesday. Jeff thank you, jessica balance will bucona was killed en talking to this is wheher brother was understandably devastated. He learned about her death this morning. She was just a happy person. Jessica got married
Her arrest report says she drove a mile on a flat tire to and hopefully it will never happen again in our community 32 in the arrest report, it says holloway would not explain why she drove onto the sidewalk. But she told police she was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, just tired and stressed. Soc our action news Live Team Coverage continues with some information that nearly a dozen of the Crash Victims were college athletes. Action News Reporter David Schuman is live to explain how last nights tragedy put a cloud over a wrestling tournament. David. The wartburg desert duals is a tournament that for many years has taken place in a ballroom at the flamingo right behind me. Pacific university and Delaware Valley university both pulled out of the tournament today wrestlers go to the hospital last night. wrestling broll is cell phone video the four athletes from pacific and five from Delaware Valley had a variety of minor injuries from concussion to bruised ribs. And all the gu
Hospital tonight. 3 are in critical condition. The other two are listed as serious. 13 victims were taken to sunrise hospital. 5 are still there. Listed in either fair or Good Condition a gofundme account has been set up to help with funeral expenses for the woman who was killed. Jessica valenzuela. Its only been up for a few hours. And already stands at over 16thousand dollars. Were learning more about what witness are saying about last nights deadly crash on the strip. Action News Reporter David Schuman spoke to a family today who saw it all happen and jumped out of their car to help. He joins us now live with the story. The qureshis are visiting from wisconsin and they were driving here on the strip when they saw that oldsmobile hop the curb. At first they thought it was an Emergency Vehicle trying to get through traffic more quickly. But soon realized that this was a rampage with malicious intent. Action News Reporter david who saw it all happen and jumped out of their car to help.