A Las Vegas man who allegedly crashed into a Nevada State Police cruiser while under the influence, injuring the officer inside, was arrested less than half an hour later — asleep at a casino slot machine. The incident has drawn attention to Nevada’s ongoing struggles with impaired driving and the unique challenges law enforcement faces in a city where casinos operate around the clock.
Mark Guyot, 51, drove away after hitting the cruiser but was taken into custody about 20 minutes later at the Silverton Casino, according to 8 News Now. He is charged with DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm, hit-and-run, and failure of duties when approaching a traffic incident.
The Crash and Chase
The incident began on Tuesday evening around 11:45 p.m. when a trooper was investigating a two-car injury crash on Interstate 15 southbound, north of the 215 Southern Beltway, when his cruiser was struck by a pickup truck. 8 News Now reported that the trooper suffered a cut to his head and a neck injury from the collision.
Guyot left the scene in his pickup truck, prompting a short manhunt that concluded at the Silverton Casino, located at 3333 Blue Diamond Road in southwest Las Vegas.
Found at the Slots
When officers located Guyot at the casino, troopers reported he smelled of alcohol, mumbled speech, and had bloodshot, watery eyes. Adding to the evidence against him, two empty bottles of whiskey were found behind the driver’s seat of his vehicle, though the Clark County District Attorney’s Office dropped those charges and kept the most serious charges…