LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The 19-year-old driver accused of causing a crash that involved 11 other cars and killed two people returned to court Tuesday morning.
After hearing arguments from the State and the defense, the judge ultimately decided Jose Gutierrez would be held without bail on the 10 felony charges he faces.
WATCH | Alyssa Bethencourt reports the latest on the 19-year-old driver who killed two in crash on Cheyenne and Jones
Those charges include two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon, four counts of reckless driving causing substantial harm, two counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, and two counts of battery with a deadly weapon.
Since Tuesday's crash, we've learned from a new police report that Gutierrez was speeding at nearly 100 mph when he slammed into cars stopped at a red light on Cheyenne Avenue at the intersection with Jones Boulevard.
That crash ultimately killed 38-year-old Edward Garcia, the driver of a separate vehicle, and 20-year-old Adilene Duran-Rincon, who was Gutierrez's passenger and girlfriend. According to the GoFundMe fundraiser set up by her family for funeral expenses, she was also pregnant at the time of the crash.
You can watch the full bail hearing here:
A criminal complaint alleges Gutierrez was trying to kill his girlfriend in an attempt to end their relationship.
In court, Gutierrez's defense attorney argued the collision was the result of a medical episode.
"When he's interviewed by police, he has no recollection of the accident; he has no recollection of the events leading up to the accident, no recollection of getting into the car, picking up his fiancee," Gutierrez's attorney said. "He suffered a concussion. He advised detectives that he had been experiencing seizures."
We're also learning more about another victim seriously hurt in that collision, 25-year-old Vanessa Lainez, a team member at Shang Artisan Noodle. In a statement on Instagram, the restaurant says Lainez suffered life-threatening injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, and is still fighting for her life in a local hospital.
Coworkers describe Lainez as kind and hardworking, and say she was married just nine months ago.
Her family has launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to help cover what they describe as extensive medical needs as she begins "a long road to recovery." At the time of this report, they had raised nearly $32,000 of their $40,000 goal.
Guiterrez is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 9, at 9:30 a.m.
