begin with ophelia young - live at the paris resort - where metro says holloway drove off - after the crash. crime scene markings still here show all four tires of the vehicle were on the sidewalk. here in las vegas - 24 year old lakeisha holloway is believed to be the deadly driver. in oregon where she's from - we learned she was a mother trying to turn her life around. in a video fox 5 found of lakeisha holloway speaking about her life - she explains she grew up with an alcoholic mother - she was kicked out of her home - homeless - she managed to finish high school - go to college. that was three years ago. police are still trying to find out

on the strip sunday night - the las strip was quote a place she did not want to be - lakeisha holloway told police - so much so - witnesses says she gassed her 1996 oldsmobile down the sidewalk throwing dozens of bodies in the air - "some jumped on her car and ran up to the window trying to get it to stop but she didn't" holloways three year old daughter was seen in the back of the car. according to statements - holloway hopped on the sidewalk not once - but twice before leaving the scene. with a flat tire holloway ended up about a mile away at the tuscany. "she parked at that location exited her vehicle left her toddler within the vehicle and contacted the valet parker and advised that she had ran over some individuals on las vegas boulevard and requested the valet parker to call 911." in the report - holloway tells police she was trying to rest in

they believe was planet hollywood - but got kicked out. why she snapped - she didn't explain. "she didnt appear to be distressed due to her actions thats the best way i can describe it" the suspect -a very different lakeisha holloway we're finding in this video - "..." from a program which she was recognized for being a role model. now holloway faces murder with a deadly weapon - and likely more charges as the investigation continues. the child is safe with protective services. meanwhile we did ask police for any video - police say they are reviewing a myriad of cell phone and survellance footage - which they plan to release later. reporting live... district attorney steve wolfson

holloway could appear in court as early as tomorrow morning. it was a chaotic scene last night. with victims... witnesses and those trying to help in anyway they can. and as we just saw a memorial growing there... almost 24 hours after it happened... fox5's cyndi lundeberg is also on the strip right now. she spoke with a witness - as well as u-m-c to get an update on the victims. christine.. i spoke with a witness who told me she was walking across this cross walk when she saw the car drive up onto the sidewalk.. she says her family rushed to help the victims. i also spoke with danita cohen from u-m-c who says initially 15 were taken to the trauma center... 10 have gone home. marina ivanov describes where

the moment police say lakeisha holloway drove her car up onto the sidewalk near the planet hollywood casino killing one person. marina ivanov: i cant believe it i cant believet people fly like paper she doesnt stop marina: people had blood coming out of their mouths it was horrible l jessica valenzuela who lived in arizona died... her family has set up a gofund me page in her honor. the other victims were taken to multiple hospitals ... the most serious... taken to umc. three remain in critical condition... 2 are in serious. one of the younger patients was 11 years old. cohen a variety of head injuries lacerations broken bones they will probably be with us for a while recovering ivanov says her husband rushed to help those who were injured and tried to chase after the car. im crying my friends crying too and my husbands trying to go to the car because he wants to catch

marina: its horrible people everywhere right here is a memorial that has been set up in honor of jessica valenzuela and all the other hurt last night. a person i talked to earlier said a homeless man made the flowers and set it up. cyndi lundeberg fox 5 news local las vegas. here's what we know so far of the victims of the crash. today... they say about 35 people were injured. of the 15 people who were taken to university medical center... three are still in critical ... two are in serious condition. everyone else was treated and released. three patients were taken to spring valley hospital with

they have also been released. and sunrise hospital took in 13 patients. five are still there. four of them are in fair. one is in good condition. sadly this is not the first time the strip has seen this type of deadly crash. ten years ago... in 2005 - three people died and a dozen more injured after a man plowed a stolen car into a crowd of in front of bally's. the driver was 27 year old "stephen ressa." ressa told police he thought the people on the sidewalk looked like demons when he drove onto the walkway. in 2007 -- he pleaded guilty to 13 charges and was sentenced from 52 to up to 520 years in prison. a big question on many minds... will there be changes on the las vegas strip because of this latest deadly crash? sheriff joe lombardo addressed that during this morning's briefing. "importantly the county has been going through approximately two plus years of public works changes on

boulevard. widening the sidewalk areas, moving news racks and a lot of things that are benefit through pedestrian movement but that's an ongoing conversation and we will continue to pursue the best we can." we reached out to clark county. we will have more of what they have to say coming up tonight at 10. we are continuing to follow this developing story. coming up in just a few moments... here from fox5's legal analyst bob massi... about how the new hit and run law will play a role in this case. we'll also hear from the sheriff on concerns about the upcoming new years eve celebrations on the las vegas strip. you can also follow any new information on our website fox5vegas.com. the man accused of shooting a police officer - asked him - quote - "are you here to kill me?" that's according to an arrest report for teag fox. in the report- officer gregory sedminik went to

boulevard and pebble last week for a possible domestic disturbance. fox was not involved in that incident, but he confronted the officer. he then told the officer to look away - and fired three rounds in his direction. police say the bullet hit officer sedminik in the upper left arm... into the left side of his chest and one of his ribs.... before exiting out his back and into his bullet proof vest. the officer shot back at fox who ran off. crews rushed the officer to u-m-c and he's expected to make a full recovery. police tracked fox down in a southern highlands neighborhood. fox is still behind bars. a pedestrian is dead -- following a hit-and-run crash by a suspected drunk driver. police say a woman was walking near jones and patrick around six this morning -- when the driver of a mercedes benz slammed into her. she died at the scene. police say she was not in a marked crosswalk. officers were able to find the driver -- identified as 40-year-old gaston martinez

he was suspected of d-u-i.... and taken to c-c-d-c for further tests. the coroner will release the victim's identity. toss to weather meteorologist les krifaton ((weather)) you will notice a fair amount of clouds over the next few days as another winter storm descends on us. early tuesday expects some strong wind gusts as a cold front moves in. the front will push east by christmas eve day and will drop our daytime highs. with enough moisture in the upper levels of the atmosphere we even run the risk of a few showers christmas eve. by the weekend mostly sunny skies return. winter officially

it's a busy day for mail carriers around the country. what you can do to make sure your packages are shipped on time for christmas. a house fire almost ruined christmas for a local family... who stepped up to help make this

time of the year for the united states postal service. it is ready to deliver more than 30-million packages today. the united states postal service says there is a 15- percent growth in package volume since last year. to ensure on time deliveries u-p-s is increasing surface and air transportation capacities. adding new package sorting equipment and devoping more efficient routing options. in total -- more than 15 billion pieces of mail and

delivered by new year's eve. " we deliver every day. we're excited about the holidays. we got a great number of packages. cards letters to deliver to holidays. we're going to get them to you. thank you for partnering with you. you shop and we'll ship. " packages shipped today through priority mail service... and packages shipped by wednesday through priority mail express service should make it by christmas eve. firefighters across the valley help a family celebrate christmas after losing everything in a fire the ramos family was given presents donated by las vegas fire and rescue... north las vegas fire... and operation fire. all of the family's belongings were destroyed in a house fire last year. the family of six already went shopping for basic items like clothes... foods... and toiletries... but the gifts were an extra surprise. santa claus and "sparky" the fire

to deliver them to the family. "we go out of our way to help people out. thats why were firefighters. but to get to come back and physically replace that christmas. opportunity to see them happy again. see them out of environment where they had catastrophic loss they could means everything in the world to them." more than thirty kids at "care meridian pediatric care" were also treated to a surprise visit by santa and "sparky" the fire dog. construction students take their skills outside the classroom to give a food bank more pantry space. more than twenty students at east career technical academy built cabinets for three square. the group delivered and installed the fifteen of them -- complete with adjustable shelves and crown molding. it will help the food bank store more donations. the school's construction teacher says it's a great way for students to learn about using their talents to help others in need. "we're not teaching only construction and geometry but to

thing. the students are proud of what they did." students also held their own food drive to help fill the cabinets with canned goods. now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton ((weather)) you will notice a fair amount of clouds over the next few days as another winter storm descends on us. early tuesday expects some strong wind gusts as a cold front moves in. the front will push east by christmas eve day and will drop our daytime highs. with enough moisture in the upper levels of the atmosphere we even run the risk of a few showers christmas eve. by the weekend mostly sunny skies return. winter officially begins a 8:48 monday

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as we learn more about the motive behind the woman who drove her car onto a sidewalk... killing one and injuring dozens more... we wanted to know about the legal issues of this case. coming up... fox5's legal analyst talks about the new law that just went into effect that could put this driver behind

holloway remains behind bars - after police say her car drove onto the sidewalk sunday night - killing one person and injuring dozens on the strip. it happened in front of the planet hollywood and paris resorts. a single-page arrest report says holloway wouldn't explain the actions. police say her 3- year-old daughter was also in the car when it happened. the girl is now in county custody. holloway says the two had been living in the vehicle - and now - the mother is in jail. charges include open murder - attempted murder - and child abuse. fox five legal analyst bob massi -

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