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Man pleads guilty to drunken driving

Tuesday, June 8, 1999 | 9:41 a.m.

Juan Morales acknowledged he was the driver of a pickup that struck a car on state Route 158 as he headed toward Mount Charleston.

Morales said he ran from the scene of the accident.

Morales and a passenger were tracked by police using dogs and helicopters. They were found four hours after the accident, hitchhiking on Lee Canyon Road.

Brittney Brancolino was killed in the accident. Her mother, Ronnie, 30, was seriously injured.

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