A mother, who was driving 121 mph just before a collision that killed her 1-year-old son, was drunk, Las Vegas police said.
On Sunday night, people who reported the accident to police said the baby was thrown from the car and showed no signs of life, Fox 5 Las Vegas reported.
The station identified the baby as Royce Jones.
Mugshot for Lauren Prescia, 23.
(Las Vegas Metro Police Department)
According to the station, mother Laruen Prescia, 23, of Las Vegas, was facing multiple charges, including DUI, that caused death, reckless driving and abuse, neglect or endangerment of a child.
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Prescia was behind the wheel of a 2020 Hyundai Sonata when he struck a 2011 Nissan Sentra driven by a 36-year-old woman who suffered minor injuries, police said in a press release. The Nissan was making a turn at the time.
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Fox 5 reported that police said that 2.5 seconds before the accident, the Prescia vehicle reached a top speed of 121 mph.
Agents at the scene said he had bloodshot eyes and smelled strongly of alcohol, according to the station citing the arrest report.
A man at the scene who said he was the baby’s father told police that Prescia said he would hit him at his home and then started speeding up, the station reported.
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He told police that after the accident he ran to his son who was still in the car seat.
