Driver Who Killed 5 Cyclists Had Methamphetamine in His System, Prosecutors Say
Jordan Barson faces several felony charges after the authorities said he drove a box truck into a group of cyclists who were riding on a highway outside Las Vegas last week.
A damaged truck remained on the road near Searchlight, Nev., after the accident that killed five cyclists on Thursday.Credit.L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal, via Associated Press
Published Dec. 16, 2020Updated Dec. 21, 2020
A truck driver who slammed into a group of bicyclists, killing five, on a Nevada highway last week, has been charged with multiple felonies after he was found to have methamphetamine in his system, prosecutors said.