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StumbleInjured officer identified, expected to recover from crash
Published Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 | 4:43 p.m.
Updated Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 | 8:07 p.m.
Fatal Police Crash
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Clark Country Sheriff Douglas Gillespie held a press conference today sharing some details regarding the death of Officer Milburn "Millie" Beitel in a single vehicle crash Wednesday night.
Metro Police said today that the second officer involved in a police cruiser crash that killed Officer Milburn Beitel is expected to recover from his injuries.
The injured officer, identified Friday as 25-year-old David W. Nesheiwat, joined the department in July 2006.
Nesheiwat is in serious but stable condition at University Medical Center, police said Friday evening.
Beitel, 30, died at University Medical Center at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday after undergoing surgery following a rollover crash into a fixed object.
Funeral services for Beitel will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church, 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive, in Las Vegas, Metro announced. Interment will follow at Palm Mortuary and Memorial Park Green Valley, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.
The route for the procession from the church to the cemetery has not been determined, Metro said.
Visitation for Beitel will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. A prayer vigil will follow starting at 7 p.m. and lasting about 30 minutes.
The two officers had been driving near the crash site, at Washington Avenue and Nellis Boulevard, for about 20 minutes in search of a "chemical" odor, police said.
Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie said the single-car crash occurred while the officers were responding to an non-emergency call. Officers don't have to operate their emergency equipment if they are not responding to a 911 call.
Beitel's death came five months after another young Metro officer died as he answered an emergency call. Officer James Manor was killed in May when his patrol car, at one point going 109 mph on Flamingo Road without lights or siren, struck a pickup truck making a left turn.
"When one of them is taken from us, you can see how very tragic it is, but we will continue to do our jobs," Gillespie said during a news conference Thursday.
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We continue to keep this officer, officer Beitel, their immediate family, their law enforcement family, in our communities thoughts and prayers.
Thank You again for your Bravery, Your Honor, Your Courage, and Your Service ...
Mum is the word on what these two were doing to cause this tragedy.
You work for us Metro, we pay your salaries, time to tell the public what happened!
On another note; why wasn't the NHP called in to do the accident investigation....something to hide?
Uhhh, probably because the accident didn't occur on a highway!
the media seemed to show a 100 to 200 foot skid 60-74 mph?, Gilesspee defends these junky CVPI vehicles.
"100 to 200 foot skid?" WOW! Well, the deceased officer isn't even in the ground yet, so out of respect for the grieving left behind, I'm not going to ask any pointed questions tonight. That'll come soon enough.
But I will address this more general piece of information reported in the article: "Officers don't have to operate their emergency equipment if they are not responding to a 911 call." Well THAT'S PLAIN STUPID. Officer Manor, for example, might be alive today if he had his lights and siren on. Ditto that family killed on I-15 one or two years ago, by that trooper speeding home at the end of his shift.
A police officer acquaintance of mine once told me, "people don't realize, we're not allowed to use our sirens when going through a residential neighborhood."
To that, I say, fine. But don't dare speed then, through a residential neighborhood. If they feel it's a matter of life and death, then the lesser of two evils is to go ahead and use the sirens and lights. But for cops to not have to use sirens and lights "because they are not responding to a 911 call" is moronic. If they're speeding, they MUST let people know with their equipment. Sheeeeesh.
My condolences to the officer's family. Regardless of the circumstances surrounding the accident, a person has died and he deserves respect.
All accidents involving government vehicles should not be investigated by their own department. Accidents involving city or county owned vehicles should be investigated by the NHP. All state owned vehicle accidents should be investigated by the county of city or the accident location
A LOT OF CONSPIRICY THEORIES WOULD BE PUT TO REST IF THE NHP DID METRO'S OFFICER INVOLVED CRASHES. IF YOU NOTICED THE NHP DID THE RIGHT THING AND HAD ANOTHER AGENCY (METRO) DO THE CRASH INVOLVING THE TROOPER THAT KILLED THE FOUR PEOPLE A FEW YEARS AGO.
THE TROOPER'S LET METRO DO THE INVESTIGATION SO THERE WOULDNT BE CRIES OF A COVER UP. (OBVIOUSLY THERE WASNT A COVER UP BECAUSE THE TROOPER IS STILL IN PRISION!) I HOPE METRO IS NOT SO ARROGANT OR HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE.
NHP IS A STATE AGENCY WITH STATEWIDE JURISDICTION, THEY DONT WORK FOR CLARK COUNTY, THE SHERIFF ECT... HAVE THEM DO THE OFFICER INVOLVED ACCIDENTS AND THE SHERIFF WONT HAVE TO HEAR THE CRIES OF "COVER UP"
Its amazing how all the monday morning quarterback come out of the woodwork to give their expert opinion, oh wait your an acquaintance to a police officer. for your information police dont have to use their lights and sirens every time they go to a call. sometimes the element of suprise is necessary. You people dont pull over anyway when they are on. Its not the police's job to inform you of what they are doing everytime they respond to a call. You were not in the car with these officers. and to the genius who said "WE PAY YOUR SALARIES. TIME TO TELL THE PUBLIC WHAT HAPPENED." You know what happened. No ones civil rights were violated. An officer lost his life and a second is in the hospital. Thats all your tax dollars need to know. And no, I don't work for Metro or AAA with a badge.
more copes are killed by citizens who are hua and plow into them not paying attention to the lights and sirens than these tragedies. Do your homework before trying to dispute this statistic.
ANTIDOTE, YOU APPEAR TO BE A GUY THAT STANDS UP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BUT DEMEAN ONE OF THEM (AAA WITH A BADGE COMMENT) NOT SURE YOU CAN BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I SEE THOSE TROOPERS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD EVERY DAY. NO WAY I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT JOB WITH IDIOTS DRIVING INCHES AWAY FROM ME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE NHP TROOPERS HAVE GOT MY RESPECT FOR THAT ALONE. IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT MORE POWER TO YOU. THE COPS NEED MORE SUPPORT IN THIS COUNTRY. KEEP UP THE GOOD COMMENTS AND LEAVE OUT THE CHEAP SHOTS.