Nevada Highway Patrol troopers investigating a fatal accident on a Nevada highway last year were recently criticized for failing to establish probable cause to obtain a blood sample for testing at the scene. | Pixabay
Nevada Highway Patrol troopers investigating a fatal accident on a Nevada highway last year were recently criticized for failing to establish probable cause to obtain a blood sample for testing at the scene. | Pixabay
Nevada Highway Patrol troopers investigating a fatal accident on a Nevada highway last year were recently criticized for failing to establish probable cause to obtain a blood sample for testing at the scene after a later blood test revealed the driver's system contained a potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine in his system, according to a Nov. 15 report by The Express.
Jordan Alexander Barson, who had originally been charged with 14 felonies, agreed to plead guilty to just two counts of DUI causing death, according to KLAS-TV, which examined hours of trooper body camera footage, photos, internal documents and court records.
"Jordan Alexander Barson was driving under the influence of methamphetamine when he plowed into a group of bicyclists on a Nevada highway last December," NBC News stated in their report.
According to former lead prosecutor Deputy Clark County District Attorney Thomas Moskal, the evidence against Barson was weakened when troopers on the scene failed to establish probable cause to require a blood sample for testing; instead, Barson agreed to a voluntary blood draw two hours after the crash.
Barson, 45, is currently serving a 16- to 40-year jail sentence for his role in the collision that killed Aksoy Ahmet, 48; Michael Murray, 57; Gerrard Nieva, 41; Erin Ray, 39; and Tom Trauger, 57.
The accident occurred on Dec 10, 2020, approximately 60 miles south of Las Vegas, between the cities of Boulder City and Searchlight.
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