LAS VEGAS — At 5:07 p.m. on October 5, 2015 LVMPD patrol officers were dispatched to the intersection of Russell Road and Lindell Road to investigate a report of a serious injury vehicle accident.
Arriving officers were directed to the backyard of a residence where a vehicle had gone through a wall, crashed into the side of the residence, and an adult female was unresponsive underneath the vehicle.
Arriving medical personnel pronounced the female deceased.
The officers were advised the driver of the vehicle had left on foot but was located by witnesses and brought back to the scene.
The initial information indicated the incident may have been intentional and Homicide and Fatal Detail detectives were called to the scene.
The preliminary investigation initiated by the LVMPD Homicide Section indicated 41- year old Jesus Mendoza-Cabezas, was in a domestic relationship with the victim.
The victim was crossing the street on foot when Mendoza-Cabezas reportedly drove a short distance down the street, did a U-turn and came back and struck the victim and ultimately the house.
From KSNV: Family has confirmed the two are husband and wife, with a history of fighting, who now have six children left to cope with the loss of a mother and a father accused of violently killing her.
Zach Hollis was standing in his kitchen by the stove when he heard a bang. It was the sound of the truck crashing into the wall standing between his backyard and the street.
“The next thing I know, all this stuff is coming after me,” he said. That’s when the truck continued through his backyard and crashed into his house. “If I was probably a foot or two feet to the left, I could have been crushed.”
Metro says Monday night, Mendoza-Cabezas was arguing with Gabriela Marin de Mendoza moments before he allegedly stepped on the accelerator and ran her over with a truck.
As a result of the investigation, Mendoza-Cabezas was arrested and charged.
(Photo source: Fox5Vegas)
