18-year-old driver jailed in Las Vegas restaurant crash that hurt 10 arraigned on 6 felonies
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A teenager accused of plowing a speeding car into a crowded Las Vegas restaurant is being charged with six felonies, including four counts of driving under the influence of drugs that could get him a total of 80 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Thursday that 18-year-old Gage James Lindsey had Xanax and more than three times the legal limit of marijuana in his blood in the April 1 crash at the Egg & I restaurant on Sahara Avenue.
He's also charged with reckless driving and leaving the scene before witnesses tackled him and held him for police.
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At a hearing Thursday, Lindsey stood in handcuffs and stared straight at a judge who refused to reduce his $500,000 bail. She scheduled an evidence hearing for Aug. 22.
Lindsey's lawyer, Sean Sullivan, calls the wreck a tragic accident.
Police say the teen's 1993 Lexus sedan entered a turn lane, jumped a median, and landed in oncoming traffic. It was hit by a Mitsubishi sedan and a Ford pickup truck before crashing into the eatery.
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Rescuers pulled several people out from underneath the car, which ended up balancing on a patio chair.
The crash seriously hurt 10 people, though none of the injuries were life-threatening.
One victim had a collapsed lung and fractures in his spine, arm and shoulders, while several others had broken bones, according to the police report.
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One patron who was dining with her sisters when the crash happened said the motor was still revving when the car came to rest.