LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A woman is accused of “intentionally” hitting a man with a pickup truck after the two had a brief interaction, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Mariana Armenta-Jauriqui, 23, is facing a murder charge in the death of the man, who was struck by a GMC truck she was allegedly driving. According to the arrest report, another driver who witnessed what happened said the victim “was trying to get away from the truck” but the truck driver intentionally changed directions to follow the man, hit him, and then ran over him before fleeing the scene.
The incident happened at the intersection of Sahara Avenue and Valley View Boulevard in the early morning hours of Thursday, February 20.
LVMPD investigated a deadly crash on Feb. 20, 2025, involving a pedestrian at Sahara Avenue and Valley View Boulevard closing the intersection for several hours. (KLAS)
The witness followed the truck and relayed the truck’s license plate number to a friend on the phone. The witness told police the driver in the truck stuck their hand out of the pickup and gave her the middle finger, the report stated.
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Armenta-Jauriqui did get pulled over by police in a construction zone after she fled the scene but the officers were unaware of the hit-and-run and let her go, the report stated.
Court documents said police discovered Armenta-Jauriqui was not the owner of the truck. The owner told police he let Armenta-Jauriqui borrow the vehicle. Police had the truck owner contact Armenta-Jaurique and police spoke with her by phone to set up a meeting.
Armenta-Jauriqui requested an attorney during the meeting and was released by officers who did not know, at that time, that she was the driver of the pickup truck, the report said.
Detectives did secure surveillance video that showed Armenta-Jauriqui was the driver and there were two men in the truck with her when the incident occurred at the intersection. “The video captured the moment when the truck appeared to drive over a large object, as the truck jostled up and down two times, which indicated the victim went under the front and rear tires,” documents said.
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According to court records, she was held at the Clark County Detention Center on no bail. She was scheduled to make an initial appearance in court this morning.
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