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Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit by parents of teens killed in crash

Tuesday, June 11, 2002 | 11:10 a.m.

A lawsuit filed against the state by the families of six teens killed as they picked up trash along Interstate 15 will move forward after District Judge Ron Parraguirre refused to dismiss it Monday.

Scott Garner Jr., 14, Alberto Puig, 16, Anthony Smith, 14, Jennifer Booth, 16, Malena Stoltzfus, 15, and Rebeccah Glicken, 15, were struck and killed by Jessica Williams' vehicle on March 19, 2000.

The youths were picking up trash as part of their probation for minor crimes. The parents of the teens filed two separate lawsuits against Clark County and various state agencies.

In November Clark County agreed to pay the families $3.25 million as part of a settlement, and Republic Services of Southern Nevada, which had a contract with the county for the trash pickup, agreed to pay an undisclosed sum.

On Monday attorneys for the state asked Parraguirre to dismiss the second lawsuit, but Parraguirre ruled a jury should hear the case.

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