Man Who Ran Red Light and Killed 2 on Las Vegas Boulevard Was Impaired and on His Phone
The man who was responsible for the death of two California men was impared and on his phone when he ran a red light and hit the side of an SUV on February 13th.
Christopher Lambert, 44, was booked on two counts of DUI resulting in death, and one count each of failing to obey a red traffic light, unlawful text, send, read or talking on the phone without handsfree technology and not wearing a seatbelt, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
He is now being held in Clark County Detention Center without possibility of bail.
The crash was reported just after 9:00 a.m. on the morning of February 13th at the intersection of Rose Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard South.
Lambert’s GMC was traveling northbound on Las Vegas Boulevard when he ran a red light and sideswiped a Honda Pilot carrying the two victims.
The crash led to the death of Edwin Gutierrez-Franco, 46, and Jorge Franco, 36, who were North Hollywood, California residents.
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