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Man dies in 2-car collision; driver faces drunken driving charge
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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Updated: Apr. 6, 2010 | 2:43 p.m.
A suspected drunken driver was arrested after a crash that killed a 52-year-old man Sunday morning.
Las Vegas police said the suspect, 22-year-old Jacques Norton of Las Vegas, was driving his Chrysler PT Cruiser at a high rate of speed east on Charleston Boulevard.
As Norton was approaching Main Street at 5:52 a.m., a 1980 Mercedes 300SD was attempting to turn left onto westbound Charleston, police said.
The Chrysler struck the Mercedes, killing its driver. The victim's name was not released.
Norton was arrested for felony driving under the influence resulting in death and booked without bail at the Clark County Detention Center.
The incident was the 17th fatal accident in the Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction this year.
Contact reporter Lawrence Mower at lmower@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0440.
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I never said it was the casino's fault. I only said that they give you free liquor because Native was asking what casinos give free liquor. It's not typically the fault of the person (or business) serving the liquor, but rather the fault of the person drinking and then driving drunk. However, if a business sees that you are very obviously intoxicated, maybe they should stop you from drinking at their establishment. I went to Washington about a year ago and went to a bar to play pool with my friends and they refused to serve alcohol to obvious over-intoxicated people. They also had a policy about leaving the bar intoxicated. They took your car keys at the door when you came in unless you had a designated driver, or weren't drinking. The designated driver wore a wristband and wasn't served alcohol. When you left, if you were too drunk to drive, they called you one of those services that takes you and your car home rather than allowing you to leave drunk and drive home. I know casinos cannot do this kind of thing, but maybe the bars out here should...or the clubs.
Just because you can get "free" liquor at a casino doesn't mean it's then okay to leave the bar and drive drunk. Have some common sense. It's not the casino's fault people are irresponsible.
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Most casinos will give you free alcohol if you are sitting at the bar gambling or when the cocktail waitress comes around while you sit at the machines (even the penny machines). They just keep feeding it to you, and it's free except for tips, but tips aren't "required".
52 years old.....too young to die!! 22 years old.....drinking,driving and killing! It seems the drinking & driving thing is something people don't think about until it's too late. There has gotta be a way to get across that drinking,driving is a for sure way to mess up a life....or two..but, I dunno, if you have ever had a conversation with a drunk,you know how unfruitful a talk can be. So,how about the people that stood around and did nothing to stop this kid from getting behind the wheel? Seems to me their apathy is equally appalling. Maybe, it would be easier to reward someone who did the right thing(stopping a drunk from driving)than prosecuting a person who did nothing....what ever we do, we all need to get involved cause this 52 year old could've been related or a friend to anyone of us!