LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — Inches from her son’s hospital bed, a Las Vegas mother is fighting with insurance companies to stay the chance of his waking up from a coma—while the alleged driver responsible remains out of custody.
On Sept. 9, Thomas “Eddie” Stanton, 23, was driving with a female passenger near Boulder Highway and Desert Inn Road before they were struck by an alleged drunk driver who ran a red light, according to a police report. Five people were injured as a result of the crash, leaving Stanton and his female passenger on life support.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrested Carlos Alvarez, 36, in the collision. He faces two charges of DUI resulting in bodily harm, two charges of reckless driving resulting in bodily harm, and one charge of driving through a red light, according to court records. Alvarez was released due to lack of criminal complaint with the prerequisite that he “stay out of trouble.”