A 25-year-old Las Vegas woman was arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident in early July.
Kiyana Mote appeared in court in Las Vegas on Tuesday, a week after a no-bail warrant was issued for her arrest, Nevada State Police said. She was taken into custody and booked into the Clark County Detention Center. Mote was also given a $25,000 bond with special conditions upon her release. Her next court date is scheduled for Aug. 27.
According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, 40-year-old John Garay was killed while pumping gas into his Ford Explorer on the westbound 215 Beltway ramp to Interstate 15 north shortly after 2:10 a.m.
Investigators collected several car parts and paint chips from the suspected hit-and-run vehicle. Based on these car parts and paint chips, the Nevada Highway Patrol identified the suspect vehicle as a red Nissan Kicks (model year 2018-2020) and asked the public for help.
The hit-and-run was one of two that morning in the Las Vegas Valley. The other occurred about 30 minutes later at North Hollywood Boulevard and East Charleston Boulevard, killing 19-year-old Ethan Velasquez and 18-year-old Julian Torres.
A Metropolitan Police Department spokesman said detectives are still searching for the driver of a white GMC pickup truck who fled the scene.
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