The woman accused of plowing her car into pedestrians in las vegas was a poster child from turning her life around. Purpose, but theyre not sure why. As Stephanie Elam reports, shes now facing murder charges. Portland opportunities industrializati on center where she helped at risk youth. In 2012, holloway was honored for her achievements and even spoke about overcoming the odds. lakeisha holloway, crash suspect today, i am not the same scared girl i used to be, im a mature young woman whos broken many generational cycle that those before me hadnt. Being homeless and on my own taught me how to stand on my own two feet. But Police Believe holloway and her 3 yearold daughter were living out of her car since arriving in las vegas about a week before the hit and run. A test for alcohol came back negative but police say she may have been on a stimulant. michal jackson, witness at first we thought she was drunk because she was going slowly like on the curve but then when she accelerated its