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Gary Lee Hosey Jr., the suspected driver of a car that crashed into a bus stop on Spring Mountain Road Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, makes an initial appearance at the Regional Justice Center Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Attorney Caitlyn McAmis is at right. Four people died and eight were injured in the accident.
By Jackie Valley (contact) 
Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 | 9:17 a.m.
The man suspected of driving drunk when his car slammed into a bus stop Thursday, killing four, appeared before a judge for the first time Monday morning.
Gary Lee Hosey Jr., 23 — shackled and with his left arm in a sling — kept his head down as he entered the courtroom in Las Vegas Justice Court. He briefly spoke with his defense attorney, Caitlyn McAmis, and wiped his eyes several times before the hearing began.
Judge Conrad Hafen ordered Hosey held in the Clark County Detention Center without bail until his next hearing, set for Friday morning. Formal criminal charges will be read at that time.
Several of Hosey's family members attended the 90-second hearing. Outside the courtroom, the suspect's mother, Lechtrianna Hosey, said their "hearts go out" to the victims' families but declined to offer further comments.
Metro Police arrested Hosey in connection with four counts of felony driving under the influence causing death. Authorities booked him into jail Friday afternoon upon his release from Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.
Police said Hosey was driving a Chevrolet Monte Carlo at 6:25 a.m. Thursday when he apparently lost control and struck the bus stop. The Clark County Coroner's Office has identified the four pedestrians killed as Gerber Ayala-Tomasino Jr., 24; Johnni Garner, 49; Margoth Gonzalez, 65; and Hyon Cooley, 47.
Three other pedestrians and Hosey's four passengers also were injured in the crash.
Sun archives
- Man’s role as breadwinner comes to tragic end in bus-stop crash (9-15-2012)
- Last two of bus stop crash’s four deceased victims identified (9-14-2012)
- Metro says driver in bus stop fatal is being transferred to jail (9-14-2012)
- Day after deadly crash, bus riders wonder about missing passengers (9-14-2012)
- Police ID driver in bus-stop crash that killed 4 (9-13-2012)
- After agonizing wait at bus stop crash site, daughter learns of mom’s death (9-13-2012)
- Riders worry for their safety at Las Vegas bus stops (9-13-2012)
- A sad litany of accidents at bus stops (9-13-2012)
"He's a good kid. He's an honest kid," said aunt Mary Simpson
The definition for 'good' and 'honest' must have changed. Good, honest kids don't run up a string of convictions and then get drunk and drive in a violent, reckless manner that kills four innocent bystanders.
Hosey Jr tears in court aren't for the victims, they are for his own situation of facing a long time in jail.
Piece of garbage. Simple as that!
HAve you seen his facebook page? He was anything but a good kid....what do you have to do to be considered a bad kid?
"He's a good kid. He's an honest kid," said aunt Mary Simpson"
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These people have utterly no clue what a "good kid" or "honest kid" means. There is such a detachment from reality that words really can't describe it. Good kids don't get arrested 5 times in 2 years. I don't care if it's petty stuff or what...a good honest kid isn't getting arrested once every 4 months. One look at his Facebook page tells a story.
There's a lot of good things about Las Vegas...there's also more garbage per sq mile than anywhere else on earth. This guy qualifies for the latter.
yeah to get the picture of his lifestyle you have to read the comments on his facebook photos... wow ....
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His family will fork out around $50k up front for the lawyer.
I seriously doubt that this will go to trial.
He will get around 15 to 20 in state jail with another 10 to 15 in probation time.
Without a paid lawyer....add another 5 years to those numbers.
If he goes to trial then he could get 30 to 40 years.
Also his family will need to fork out another $100K to $150K.
The sad part is the family and defense lawyers call this "A" mistake.
In reality the first mistake was borrowing a car and deciding to drink. The seond mistake was not keeping track of when you had to return the car. The third mistake was being impaired and getting in the car. The fourth mistake was speeding. The fifth mistake was losing control of the car under impairment. This idiot made a SERIES of mistakes that led to catastrophic events. So I don't want to hear he made "A" mistake.
If he's sentenced to anything less than 15 years (even though life behind bars isn't enough) I'll be outraged.
YOU DONT DRINK AND DRIVE IN LAS VEGAS! You don't do it anywhere but especilally in this town where it's wall to wall traffic, pedistrians, bus stops, cross walks, etc. Only the stupid imbibe and get behind the wheel here.
TomD1228: His first mistake was birth.
"TomD1228: His first mistake was birth."
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Blame Mom and Dad for that one. This scumbag was going nowhere in life and woud have continued to be a burden on society had this not happened. I don't want to hear
"good kid". If the aunt wants to express remorse for the dead...fine. Just don't call someone with 5 arrests in 2 years a "good, honest kid".
Wow....I shocked they ordered no bail. In this town you just don't know with these judges no matter how serious the crime.
In a word: selfishness.
It's despicable when others decide that their wants are more important than the safety of those around them.
Your car goes 150? Good for you. Take it to the Speedway.
You want to get drunk? I'm good with that. Take a cab.
You want to text or take a call. No problem. Pull over for a second.
You have no right to risk other people's safety when you are on the road.
This young man has caused unspeakable pain and horror to these families because he felt that his wants and needs were more important than the safety of others.
Sadly, I see drivers like this every day. Selfish people that don't care about anyone but themselves.
@Tigermike...Where do you find this "string of convictions" of which you speak? I don't even see where the state has even been able to support the DUI charges with that pesky thing we sometimes call "evidence."
All we have here is a story of a man who is being held without bail despite the prosecution's failure to produce probable cause to support any charges. Yet everyone here seems to have determined what his BAC was when not a single news source has confirmed that information. Police weren't able to get a breath test from him at the scene, so they will have to rely on results from blood taken at the hospital after he was pumped with God knows what by EMT and emergency room physicians.
If it doesn't turn out he was intoxicated, he will face no more than the elderly lady who ran down three childrn crossing the street in North Las Vegas.
Bring back the electric chair and put this hoodlum in it. Let him die a good slow death. I have absolutely no sympathy for scum like this.
first of all myself and my family hearts goes out to the victums family. also i wish a prayer out for the defendant..i lost my six yr old niece to a fatal car accident and for my family its been a nightmare everyday..also my 14 yr old son and i was in a severe motorcycle accident caused by a drunk driver so i understand the anger that people have..my point is this these bars and anywhere that sells liquor should b held in some kind of resposibility if you see someone that seems to b to drunk to drive then maybe they should do something to stop them from driving..the bad side of all this is truly the lost of life but also they are gonna make an example out of this young man and these drunk driving deaths has happen extremely to often.now he schould b held accountable for his action,but no bail?maybe the judge schould b trying the trevon martin case because this fool george zimmerman is still out and enjoying his freedon for shooting an unarmed black teenager,oh forgive he did have a arizona tea and sum skittles real deadly weapons..lets hope and pray this case not just changes the drunk driving policy but also changes the leagal system which we know it wont happen..next week we will have another fatal accident due to drunk driving