Yesterday marked one year since Joshua Neely was killed at the age of 29 riding on his E-bike when he was crashed into at night on Eastlake Boulevard in Washoe Valley.
Earlier this year, the driver Travis Smith was sentenced at the age of 43 to a maximum 26 years in prison in the fatal hit and run after previously pleading guilty to a duty to stop at the scene of a crash involving death and reckless driving resulting in death.
“During the investigation, deputies spoke with several witnesses who had seen Smith speeding at close to 100mph immediately before the crash, and learned Smith had crossed into an oncoming lane to pass a car,” the DA’s office noted when announcing the sentencing…