HENDERSON (KTNV) — After nearly a month of investigation with no leads, a valley attorney is reaching out to the community for assistance in finding the reckless driver responsible for killing a flock of geese.
"Now it's a bird; tomorrow can be someone else. It can be a human, a kid, or a child," said Henderson resident Jose Ellin.
Cellphone video, which a witness took on her phone, shows a large flock of geese. She, alongside other people in the area, was trying to safely guide the geese across the road using their cars to stop traffic.
However, she says just minutes afterward, a driver in a black pick-up truck drove around them and killed at least nine geese.
"It was definitely deliberate. They could have gone around in the opposite direction," said witness Halie Fraser. "They could have just stayed in the lane they were already in and continued straight and slow. Everyone else was letting the geese pass. He just didn't want to wait and just drove through them on purpose."
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Killing geese is prohibited in Clark County, and now local attorney Sam Ryan Heidari is looking to get justice for the deaths of the birds.
"It's about the geese and animals, but at the same time, it's about the reckless driving and the lack of patience drivers have in Las Vegas," Heidari said.
He says he's offering a $5,000 reward for information that results in the arrest and conviction of the person responsible.
"It's an indication of the reckless driving and indication of the lack of respect for the law and respect for the other people, regardless in the community," Heidari said. "It's better to bring attention and to say, 'hey, this is very important.' If you see someone running over the animal and doesn't stop and doesn't care, you have to report it because this guy probably doesn't care about the life of a human as well."
The 200 bird gaggle, including goslings, were waddling down Wigwam Street, trying to reach a nearby park. The driver remains unidentified and at large.
If you have any information on this incident, you are asked to contact Henderson police at 702-267-5000.
