Bail set at $40,000 for driver in Strip accident

Wednesday, April 26, 2000 | 10:17 a.m.

A judge has set bail of $40,000 for a woman accused of striking five pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip. The bail was set despite a prosecutor's plea for a $1.5 million bail.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Gary Booker asked for the higher bail for Juanita Kim McDonald, a 25-year-old exotic dancer. She is charged with five felony counts of driving under the influence of a controlled substance in an April 19 accident that injured five tourists, one critically.

Her car ran onto the sidewalk in front of the Aladdin hotel, striking the pedestrians.

Booker told Justice of the Peace Tony Abbatangelo the defendant has six prior misdemeanor convictions for traffic offenses and each has resulted in multiple bench warrants because of her failure to appear.

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