Las Vegas driver allegedly googled crash in hours after deadly hit-and-run, drove to Pahrump for repairs
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A lady accused of hitting and killing a person on a freeway allegedly googled information of the crash within the hours after, earlier than bringing her automotive to be fastened at an auto restore store greater than an hour away, officers mentioned in paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained.
Rachel Terranova, 27, faces a cost of obligation to cease on the scene of an accident involving demise, paperwork mentioned. Police arrested her on Might 30.
On Sunday, April 28, an individual known as police saying there was a deceased particular person on the 215 Beltway close to the Far Hills offramp, paperwork mentioned. Officers realized an individual in a Honda Civic collided with Darrel Pingleton, 35, of Alpine, California, who was strolling close to the offramp.
Officers decided Pingleton was killed round 11:45 p.m. the evening earlier than. Troopers additionally discovered items of a Honda Civic close to the crash scene after which tried to discover a related automotive with front-end harm.
On Might 1, police acquired a name from a Pahrump auto restore employee a few Honda Civic that was dropped off with front-end harm and blood on it. The investigation led to Terranova, who mentioned she collided with building tools on April 27. The drive from Las Vegas to Pahrump is greater than 60 miles and may take greater than an hour.
Troopers inquired with the Nevada Division of Transportation and Las Vegas Paving about any building tools in that space on the evening of the crash, studying there was none.
Troopers responded to the Pahrump auto store, discovering hair on the skin of the automotive’s windshield, they mentioned. A stain on the bumper additionally examined constructive for human blood. Investigators additionally mentioned items lacking from the automotive on the restore store matched ones discovered close to the crash website.
State police obtained video from a purchasing space, which confirmed Terranova stepping into an analogous automotive, which didn’t present any harm, however then returning to a house in an analogous automotive with front-end harm.
Terranova additionally allegedly took pictures on her cellphone of the broken automotive and accidents to her arm from damaged glass, paperwork mentioned. After the crash, Terranova allegedly googled, “information in the present day” and continued looking out via the evening and the following day, police mentioned.
Additionally on the cellphone, police mentioned they situated a number of texts the place Terranova mentioned a truck misplaced its load and hit her.
Earlier this month, prosecutors requested a decide to set bail at $250,000. Decide Joe Bonaventure launched Terranova with digital monitoring pending an Aug. 5 preliminary listening to.
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