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Henderson Police investigate a fatal two-vehicle crash on West Horizon Ridge Parkway Tuesday.
Published Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 | 2:20 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 | 3:53 p.m.
Anita Mann
Fatal crash
UPDATED STORY: Coroner IDs 2 killed in crash with suspected DUI driver
A 19-year-old woman suspected of driving under the influence rear-ended a car today in Henderson, leaving two 65-year-olds dead.
Anita Mann, of Henderson, was arrested and booked into the Henderson Detention Center in connection with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in death. Mann’s blood-alcohol test results haven't been released.
Henderson Police spokesman Todd Rasmussen said officers responded at 11:43 a.m. to the crash in the area of West Horizon Ridge Parkway and Shaded Canyon Drive.
He said a Hyundai Santa Fe and Hyundai Accent both were traveling eastbound on Horizon Ridge when the Hyundai Accent rear-ended the Hyundai Santa Fe.
Rasmussen said a 65-year-old woman in the Santa Fe was ejected when the car overturned as a result of the impact. The woman and a man of the same age -- both occupants of the Santa Fe -- were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office will release the victims’ names pending notification of family members.
Mann, a 2008 Foothill High School graduate, was treated at the scene for minor injuries, police said.
Authorities said that before the fatal collision, officers received a call about 11:35 a.m. that there was a suspected drunken driver in the area of Horizon Ridge Parkway and Stephanie Street. Officers were on the way to the area to search for the driver when the crash occurred.
Resident Letticia Gegen, 50, said she arrived home and saw the overturned vehicle from her house in the Black Mountain Vistas neighborhood.
“It’s heartbreaking,” she said.
This is the first fatal traffic collision this year investigated by Henderson police. The Nevada Highway Patrol investigated a head-on collision that killed two people earlier this month in Henderson on Interstate 215 near the Gibson Road interchange.
Editor's note: The ages of the victims were changed from 66 to 65 based on information released Wednesday by the Clark Clark Coroner's Office. Police on Tuesday had said the victims were 66 years old.
Why does it always seem that the drunk driver survives?
very sad.
when are we going to get tougher laws against drunk driving??? its ridiculous that people think its okay to drive under the influence. its crazy that a DUI is just a slap on the wrist.
1st offense-license revocation for 1 year and $1000 fine
2nd offense-license revocation for 3 years and a $5000 fine
3rd offense-permanant revovation of license and $10000 fine and if EVER caught driving another $10000 fine
Party on, Vegas.
R.I.P. to the victims and sympathies to their families.
DUI first offense should be an automatic 3 months in jail.
Even better question...
Why is a 19 year old drunk? Why is a 19 year old drunk at 11 in the morning??
Where are these spoiled kids getting alcohol? I get it, it's Vegas, and you wanna "act grown-up" and drink, but hello, we have laws for a damn reason. 21 is 21 kids!
Lets see how this story will compare to the Nathan Hardy boy who killed two people but wasn't DUI, he was just "in a hurry."
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb...
Or lets see whow this story will compare to Kevin Miranda... another 19 year old who drove drunk and killed my friend Angela when he ran a red light and T-boned her car.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov...
Why are all these YOUNG kids not being held responsibile for their actions? They need serious JAIL time... I don't care if it was a "mistake"... you just DESTROYED the lives of the surviving family members and friends. You took their loved ones away because you were irresponsible.
People like this 19 y.o. girl, and the 2 guys, who have KILLED people by being recklass, I hope they get severely punished... and I hope they will have their lives PERMENANTLY scarred by this, because that's how we feel... permenantly scarred.
I think there was a study showing that when people are under the influence, they bodies are more relaxed and react to the crash like a rag doll, whereas people who aren't drinking often tense up and suffer more trauma.
That study might have been conducted by SKYY Vodka, though...
Viva Las Vegas. Underage, drunk, before noon.
Soooooo Las Vegas
acountmkr is correct, drunk drivers are more relaxed and typically do not die as result of their stupidity.
What I want to know is did she get the booze from a bar? I think that if it was given to her, that party should also be charged in this murder case.
What a massive loss for such a pathetic act of irresponsibility.
I hate this. Anyone caught DUI needs to have their car taken away for 6 months. Merely revoking driver's licenses does not do anything either. As for crashing and killing, major jail time.
I'm a young person and have already had 2 separate acquaintances killed and 3 others very injured from drunk drivers.
I'm pretty sure she'll get more than 1 year revocation and a thousand dollar fine on this one.
Whoaa , right down the road from me, thats the second fatal in that area in the last 6 mos. This town is gettin crazy with DUI's, and the time of day makes no difference anymore when you have a 24 hr town. Bars open 24/7 , casinos 24/7, liqour stores 24/7 ,. what do we do about it? pass legislation to enforce stiffer penalties to the parties responsible for the underage kids who gave them the booze, or whatever they're on?. whats the answer?
You would think that with all the technology we have today, a device could be "invented" that would detect if a driver was under the influence of a deadly substance, and make the automobile inoperable. This is a horrible loss. Many prayers for the family and friends of the two who lost their lives.
First of all, this is a tragedy that absolutely could have been avoided.
Second, it's humorous to see what people think of as appropriate penalties for a first offense. The decision to drink and drive is a conscious decision taken by someone knowing very well what the possible consequences are. If someone engages in this behavior that is extremely dangerous and costly to our society, the penalty should be FAR more severe than what we currently impose or consider.
I don't see why a first offense shouldn't have a mandatory loss of license for at least a year along with a hefty fine and mandatory jail time. Second and further offenses should result in larger fines and mandatory jail time.
If you want to stop illegal behavior, you have to enforce the laws with a big stick. Otherwise, the laws are more like suggestions.
It's Las vegas, what do people expect???? Drink & be merry.
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I want to know what Miss Anita Mann is smiling about in her mug shot. She just took the life of two innocent people. She should have tears rolling down. Makes me sick!
Is her name really Anita Mann? Cruel joke by her parents.
Pianist.....
There is such a device. Several automobile manufacturers have considered offering it as an option so parents could keep their drunk kids out of their cars. But it has not yet been offered for asle.
A "happy" drunk kills 2 seniors driving in a car that splatters like a tin can. Again.
Vegasbike-- I was thinking same thing.. totally out of the Simpsons.
This is really unfortunate but not surprising. Any of you go to any court and sit and watch DUI cases, its spineless pathetic money-saving hand slapping. Always, suspended sentences, reduced fines blah blah... They need to enforce the laws we have on the books. ITs sad if every first and second offense DUI knows that the city will give them suspended sentences and reduced fines, there is no fear.
rejco100 You are absolutely right. Alcohol and sexuality in this country are so repressed and made forbidden. Then to be forced into a religious cult to rid the evil demons. Look at the amount of alcoholics and rapist in this country. Other countries have nudity on TV and kids drink socially with their parents. They have far less rapes and alcohol dependency. The american youth today just plain dont give a F*** about anything or anyone but themselves.
When mentioning that it is her first offense, probably not, don't forget that she MURDERED two innocent people.
we can't get tough on crime because bleeding heart liberals want everyone to have a 2nd, 3rd, 4th chance.
kill a bunch of dogs?
just say "i'm sorry" and you're back playing football...because he "deserves a 2nd chance".
young people know there is very little accountability for their actions.
if people knew...KNEW they would get 40 years for killing someone while driving drunk...believe me...it would stop overnight.
Maybe her name should have been Anita Anotherdrink
vegas also needs to realize that it can't hide the unisured motorist / crime / drunk driver stuff anymore.
people that vacation here, do business here, or are maybe thinking about moving here or opening an office or company here see this stuff on facebook / twitter / "dot com" sites, etc.
want GOOD jobs to come to vegas? jobs that don't require a name tag and a polyester uniform?
GET TO WORK AND CLEAN UP THIS TOWN!
Lovely young lady, she'd be safe in prison, send her!
She had to be sh*tfaced. That is not really an intersection, because it's a divided highway. There is never any traffic on Shaded Canyon, because it is simply a road that stops as a dead end up the hill. She must have simply run them down from behind.
Condolences to the decedents. WTG, Anita. That's my subdivision in the picture-glad you won't be tooling through it anytime soon.
I hope HPD treats her the same as everyone else...no rights,Of ya I hope she gets the X-stripper judge who preaches from her pulpit too..KID YOU CHILDHOOD IS OVER!!!enjoy the ride
She deserves serious jail time but doubt that will happen. Not even the legal age to drink to boot. Let me wipe that stoopid smile off her face! My sympathies to the deceased families.
she killed two people automatic death sentence ane the people who gave her the booze should be charged with murder.
NEWS FLASH: Not only is this right down the road from me but the 19 yr old is a friend of my daughter who is also 19,she was only a block from her house when she took the lives of 2 innocent people. My daughter is in tears over this,Anitas circle of friends have been trying to help her to stop the partying life but to no avail. Seems the girl is in the National Gaurd , has a military I.D. and uses it to purchase alchohol when ever she wants, her birthdate is on the back of the I.D but no one ever looks at it they just see the military I.D.. what a very sad event in these kids lives,my heart goes out to the family of the innocent couple that was killed. When the news digs into this deeper they will find a very shocking story about her other family members,sad, sovery sad.
You hypocrites were all ready to convict Darling as well. Seems like the "patriots" don't believe in the constitution or the rule of law.
It appears that she cliped the rear corner of the santa fe and caused it to roll over. If the occupants had been wearing seatbelts, they may have survived. This doesn't displace the blame, but we all have to protect ourselves when driving.
and my exhibit "a" is mred.
Is1, you are correct ,but irresposible deliberate drunk driving is to blame here.
We are left to contemplate many things. What could we have done different so that Mann didn't have the need to drink in excess? Where is our responsibility? Will a vicious punishment bring the victims back? Or will it make her want to drink even more? It's too easy to just point the finger at her; she didn't want this.
r.i.p.
I hope your daughter has been having the good sense not to ever drive with this pathetic loser. As for the 'rest of the story'....I think it goes without saying that anyone with a last name of 'Mann' who saddles their kid with a first name of 'Anita' speaks volumes for her parents - they must have thought it was real 'cute' huh..... I don't even have to know them to know they are slime.
Raise the age of driving in Nevada to 21. Hell, do it everywhere.
I see the bleeding hearts have snuck in - it's about 'personal responsibility'.....the hell with all the finger pointing at society and what role they/we played which may/may not have contributed to her descent into hell. That's the problem - the bleeding hearts want to blame society when people screw up their lives - some of us had despicable childhoods but we manage to survive and live a productive life IN SPITE of it.
I read that look on her face as a stunned 'I cant believe this is happening', rather than 'I think this is funny'
what an aufull thing to be saddled with at age 19, and there but for the grace of God, go some of you.
Condolences to the families of those who died
and what a terrible age to lose your life - many people literally live for the dreams of retirement
This was very close to where my cousin's husband was killed by a drunk driver just a few months ago. Is there a local's bar close by that is allowing people behind the wheel when they can't even stand up?
ssenjo, I did my part, I didn't buy or serve her the alcohol. Now I'd like to do my part on a jury and make sure she has a long, long stay in prison to think about the consequences of her actions and learn about personal responsibility.
rejco100..Well put...No one wants to talk about other things like texting,driving while tired or just plain distracted that has killed or injured people.
(courtesy of theviolet41)
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov...
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb...
NO to TEENAGE DRIVING!!!
Its bad enough that we have drunk drivers everywhere but to add immature, inexperienced, thrill-seeking, speed-happy teenagers on the road is too much.
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, THEY CAN BE ALLOWED TO DRINK ALL THE BOOZE TO THEIR HEARTS DELIGHT BUT THEY SHOULD NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER BE ALLOWED WITHIN A MILE OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE FOR THEM TO DRIVE.
I could not agree more with violet41 who has seen firsthand what happens when a teenager gets drunk behind the wheel then kills somebody. I am active duty military. If someone in the same profession as I am were to do what these ignorant teenagers, they would convicted by court-martial, sent to prison for a long time and receive a bad conduct discharge at the very least!
Hey mRed lets put you on trial and see you whine and complain while nobody listens.
@fedup2here: I think the National Guard can bring her on active duty, prefer charges against her and have her tried by general court martial. If she is on active duty (AGR) National Guard status, she will be tried by court-martial without a doubt.
I think her mugshot just scarred me for life....
The drinking age IS 21 in Nevada.
Young females have no trouble getting alcohol anywhere in the world.
Every body thinks they'll get to see the Promised Land if they get young girls drunk.
She's laughing up a srorm according to her photo. Must be good in ccdc.
Wow, everyone is acting like teenagers are the only ones who do harm on the road. Where do you think it started? I'm pretty sure the "thrill-seekers" started from young adults OVER 21!
Think what you will, but if we are going to force teens off the road then we should force the elderly as well. ESPECIALLY if you can't see over the steering wheel and are squinting the entire time you're driving.
Every accident that I have witness, been involved in, or drove by was caused by an OLD PERSON. An old lady even did a hit-and-run in a parking lot, fled the scene, and was eventually caught. She only got a slap on the wrist.
Now, that's ridiculous.
there needs to be a change in our courts and law where getting behind a wheel of a car drunk qualifies as "intent" for a murder charge. DUI drivers are not charged with murder because they never meet the "intent" requirements.
Well that needs to change. If you get behind the wheel of a car under the influence then you intend to kill.
She was still drunk when the mug shot was taken.
It appears as if 911 calls are answered in Henderson which is more than one can say for Las Vegas. A 911 caller in Las Vegas is treated like an inmate and by the time the operator is through insulting the caller the culprit is long gone. I reported a drunk driver on 215 and Town Center. The operator could care less and questioned me as to why I followed the automobile in question. When I made the idiot operator aware that someone had to get a vechile description and license plate number she had no comment. Real goons and nit wits are the 911 operators in Las Vegas.
If you didn't already know, Las Vegas' DUI penalties are already stiffer than those in California. I don't think increasing the penalty for first offense is necessary. Many people receive that wake up call loud and clear when they are sitting in CCDC or HDC for the first time and don't repeat. However, penalties for second and subsequent offenses should be much steeper. This dumb chick killed two people, and will hopefully spend the next 10 years thinking about it behind bars.
What's up with her teeth? Why is she smiling?
Everyone wants more and stiffer penalties for DUI cases, but will that really solve the problem of individuals driving under the influence? Has anyone looked at going after the owners of the bars and the people serving the drinks? The people serving the drinks need to get in the picture and help. As for a 19 year old being drunk someone in the law department needs to investigate as to how this individual got into the shape. The law needs to hold bartenders, waiters and owners responsible for the results of serving alcohol to individuals when they are out of self-control.
First off, my condolences to the families of both the victims and Anita. No family likes to receive a call saying their loved one was killed or caused a fatal accident. I agree with JerryWayne. You can increase the penalty all you want, but that won't change anything. People don't learn until they experience it for themselves. I actually went to school with Anita and seeing this blows me away because she was such a quiet, to herself introvert and rarely did anything wrong.
And Jerrymilo has a point. You guys are treating the situation as if teenagers were the only driving wrong-doers. If she was 21 (which is only 2 years away) nothing would have changed. Correct, if she wouldn't have been intoxicated at the age of 19 then that couple would have been spared, but what's to say that it wouldn't have been someone else at 21? Then you guys would be complaining about how the drinking and/or driving age/laws should be this or that. Save your irrelevant debates for another article.
After reading all 69 posts, I have the following to say.
I don't believe anyone can pass the guilt on to anyone else. Her family might have issues, the store or bar she was at might have not been paying attention. Bottom line, she knew fully what drinking and driving can cause. If her ability is lacking not to be able to comprehend it 100%, then she it's just one more thing that SHE at age of 19, should have known.
We are all young/were all young once. Having stress/issues from life, does not give anyone the excuse, I need a drink and I am going to drive. Driving is a privledge.
I would recommend that she be up for 2 rounds of life term, for getting behind the wheel while drunk. I seen several comments saying it was her first offense. After reading the comments from her friend's mom, I am believing that it was only the first time she caught driving while drunk.
Sadly, they say, it's only breaking the law - if you get caught.
Hang her.
Just saw the Old Person comment from Jerrymilo, also very true.... old people shouldn't be driving.
first of all nothing is going to stop drinking and driving of ANY AGE, it is very stupid and unfortunate that people get behind the wheel but in reality alot of people dont get caught. For those who do, it depends on the person if they decide to learn from it or continue to be a jack ass. As regards to her being under age kids as early as the age of 14 know how to get alcohol. These are things that will NEVER change, in this situation it sounds like this girl has serious issues being wasted at 11 in the morning. Her immaturity took two lives, she MURDERED two people. People deal with things differently but we all have option to do the right thing, hopefully people learn from unfortunate situations such as this.
my sympathy goes to all those pained from this horrible accident.
army...your statement about going after the bars is a typical liberal "avoid responsibility" statement.
it's not about the bars. it's about this moron getting in her car drunk and killing someone.
period.
and how could anyone feel SORRY for this person? what is WRONG with you people?
she KILLED SOMEONE!
so that's what dipstick looks like!
Anita Man? More like Anita Lawyer, Anita Makeover or Anita AAIntervention.
I just searched for Anita Mann on Facebook. One of her friends, James M Bowyer, has his profile picture of him trying to suck the last few drops out of an upside down bottle of Jack Daniels. With friends like this you don't have to wonder where she got the idea that drinking is fun
SteveM , you can feel sorry for someone who killed another person,sorry because that persons life is over. She may be still alive, but her life is over , she's only 19 and she made the ultimate mistake in her life by killing someone. I feel terrible for the family of the couple who was killed,but since I knew Anita I feel sorry that she made the stupid choice to get in that car and kill someone.After the hit and run she should have stopped but she kept going and tragedy struck in a split second that will ruin her for the rest of her life.Thats what I feel sorry for.
its a tradgedy without a doubt my thoughts are with the families of the victims as for you individuals that are ready to throw her in the fire pit you should think really hard about the things you have done in your life no ones perfect while that doesnt excuse what has happened here on any level but you shouldnt say such harmful things expecially if you didnt know her i work with people in recovery its just ashame that she didnt get a chance to do something about her problems before it got to this :( your in my prayers
good god stevem is an idiot. that you Steve Miller? anyone who can find a way to blame this on the "liberals" is a real piece of work. two people died yet you find it as an excuse to push your political agenda on people. shut the hell up okay Steve M.
Also this quote is hilarious
"people that vacation here, do business here, or are maybe thinking about moving here or opening an office or company here see this stuff on facebook / twitter / "dot com" sites, etc."
you have to be kidding me. NOBODY is thinking about moving here anymore.
Well now,,unless this story was updated,, you are all assuming she was drunk,, but no results from a test have been given out.. If she was then all of those that knew her to be this way should have stepped up and told someone like her commanding officer or any one like that..The military would have made sure she got the help she needed if that was the case..I cant recall this losers name,, jessica something,, the girl that ran over the kids picking up trash on the highway...They should make a movie about that and show it to all kids in school so they will know what happens when you do stupid things like drive under the influence..People just dont realize what it does when they kill someone,, driving drunk...Me losing a loved one to a drunk driver was like someone taking my soul and stomping it into the ground... I think the sentence for DUI fatality should be death...Then maybe some will learn that a drunk while driving is on their death bed.. HANG HER,, HANG HER HIGH.. Also the jokes about her name are not that funny and if you think so,, then you are an Fing ass........
Here's your updated story, asleepatawheel
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story....
(and please...do us all a favor and dont drive too...if you're just going to fall asleep-at-a-wheel)
JerryWayne and JerryMilo,
In defense of the senior community people who drive on the road, I'd take them anytime than the angst-ridden, over-eager emo younglings who vent out all their emo feelings on the road while listening to their too-loud emo music.
"too much emo is bad for yo'"
If my mug was that ugly, I'd be drunk every day too.
To anyone trying to defend this person who is reeking of alcohol and arrogance:
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story....
Excerpt from a poster:
"...I have known anita since 2nd grade, and her drugs and alchol use was no secret through her family and friends. Anita is a member of the national guard and her excuse for drinking and partying always was " im fighting for our country I deserve to drink" how would she get the alchol you ask? Her millatary ID, she would brag to everyone how no one ever checked the date. As a friend of her I am embarrsed to be her friend."
Thanks isohatethem
Drunk before noon, 19 years old, She has a very serious problem. 40 or 50 years in prison should help solve her "problem". (and it will keep her off the streets).
She, along with the "in a hurry" guy last week, the guy who killed the motorcyclist in NLV, and the guy who killed the girl over on the west side, all in the past few months, all need to be locked up for decades.
Condolances to the family of the folks who were killed.
Hopefully this will also wake people up to the need for seat belts. So sad that 2 people had to die so this 19 year old loser could party.
Any under age person caught drinking (driving or not) should have driving priviledges suspended until age 25.
NOW SHE WILL WATCH HER LIFE DRIFT AWAY. AND FOR WHAT?
This will always happen for many reason's. The US is the only country in the world with a drinking age of 21. Most European countries have drinking ages as low as 16. In Britain the age is 5, yes 5 if you are with your parents. But these other countries simply are more used to handling drink from experience and the main problem is the lack of educating young driver's in high school in the US. The entire US is also built around the automobile. In Europe most people do not have car's. You can't stop someone under 21 from drinking, but at the same time you will allow a 16 year old to have a license to drive a car with minimal education on how to really drive responsibly. If someone under 21 has a few drinks in a negative environment and has access to a car, what do you expect
Anita Mann is a classic drag name.
This is very sad and my condolences go out to the family. This is more than just a drunk driving problem, people in Las Vegas are just terrible drivers and the cops don't do anything about speeding, running red lights, or wreckless driving. Far more accidents are caused by sober people driving like aholes than drunk people. I wish that tax hike we took a few years back to put more cops on the streets would start paying off.
Sorry fedup2here - I wouldn't waste one ounce of sympathy on the likes of Anita Mann..... your sympathies needs to be directed in one place and one place only - the victims and THEIR surviving friends and family.
My condolences go out to all families involved. I think there are some pretty unacceptable comments out there. Northerngirl had a lot of good points. I'm sure this girl knows she made the worst mistake of her life and she knows there is nothing she can say or do to take this back. When it comes down to it she is just a kid. Think about what if it was one of your family members, of course one of you is going write back and say that your family is to perfect for this to happened to for those people I am sorry that you are so nieve. This story is sad on both sides and for the people that are writing such unacceptable things about this girl sorry you are so ignorant.
As the victim of a 9:30am DUI driver totaling my car, I really don't think that increasing the penalties will decrease the amount of drunk drivers. If we shot them in the head at the first offense, they would still drive drunk. They all think that they are not that drunk and that they can drive. The best anti-DUI ads to come out so far is "Buzzed driving is drunk driving."
This is a very sad situation with three lives ruined.
i love being called an idiot.
that shows me that you have no real or factual way to argue with me so you just throw out "idiot".
liberals are soft on crime.
they ARE the reason sex offenders are walking the streets, living next door to YOUR kids.
and they're the reason that person will murder your child.
it happens over and over and over and over again.
but...i'm just an idiot.
She'll be a good playmate in the system; the dikes will give her much love!
This happens WAY too often in this 'burg. We don't drive anymore.
I wish the majority of you people would open your eyes and ears close your mouths and pay real close attention to what's been said and what hasn't been said it amazes me that these things happen every fifteen minutes in this country and she happens to be the only incident that you talk about the victims and there families are without any doubt in need of prayer but it shouldn't end there this girl could use some love as well many people in the quote system get second chances for heinous crimes everyday things that are unfathomable why should anita be any different ? Because she's nineteen,ntl guard ?? There is help out there and if you choose to believe it or not people do change I see instances that are miracles everyday you shouldn't be so quick to judge her as a person but on her decision shame on you all for your slanderous ways remember you get back ten fold for your actions towards others it would be sad to see your pictures under the headline :( I say hate on me not this girl she feels bad enough ima keep praying ;)
This is what our wonderful school system is mass producing. Why don't we cut funding even more to the schools so we can ramp up production even more. Go Gibbons!
If that's her mug shot then she really is goofy, how can she be smiling after killing two people.