By: Las Vegas Now Staff
Ronald Jayne Jr. has accepted a plea deal for his involvement in Nevada's worst drunk driving accident which killed five people in May of 2007.
Jayne Jr., who was 19 years old when the crashed happened, appeared in court Monday morning and changed his plea to guilty. He is facing 8 felony counts of driving under the influence and causing death or substantial bodily harm. Each count carries a sentence of 20 years maximum. The district attorney's office has agreed to seek a prison sentence of 24 to 60 years.
Metro police detectives say Jayne Jr. had a blood alcohol level was at .19 on the night of the crash in which he ran a red light hitting a van full of children. The crash happened at Tenaya and Farm Road.
The five victims killed were family members. Katherine Luna was just 7 months old. Itzelic Sevilla was 2 years old. Fernando Dominguez, 9, was killed with his mother that night. Gustavo Dominguez Sevilla who was 13 years old. And 32-year-old Claudia Dominguez was the driver that night.
Family members of the victims say they hope he serves the maximum time.
“He takes five lives, and he lived. We live with so much pain. I don't think to get out of jail in 20 to 25 years is right,” said Rita Dominguez, family member of the victims.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 2 where they will read those statements in court. The D.A. said they expect a lot of family members to speak that day.
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