Two Metro officers charged in traffic death
The Clark County district attorney’s office has charged two Las Vegas police officers involved in a May fatal crash with reckless driving, officials said Wednesday.
Officer Aron Carpenter faces felony reckless driving and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for his role in the May 19 death of 26-year-old Ivan Carrillo. Officer Andrew Charles Ubbens faces misdemeanor reckless driving.
Due to the severity of the charge, Carpenter, 29, has been removed from paid administrative leave and will be placed on unpaid leave pending the outcome of his trial.
Ubbens will remain on paid leave.
Both officers are accused of ignoring their sergeant’s commands to stop pursuit of Carrillo, who was suspected of drunken driving.
According to a police report, Carpenter and Ubbens ignored three separate commands to discontinue the pursuit. Ubbens attempted to end the chase by using the Precision Intervention Technique, also called PIT, to bump Carrillo’s car and spin it out of control. However, Carrillo regained control and continued to drive.