Teen driving under microscope following deadly 12-car crash

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Two families are grieving the loss of loved ones following a 12-car crash at Cheyenne and Jones in Las Vegas on Tuesday night. Tammy Gweedo McGee, executive director of the Gweedo Memorial Foundation and in partnership with the National Road Safety Foundation, emphasized the preventability of such tragedies involving teen drivers. “The number one killer of our teenagers is driving,” she said. “We need everyone involved to tackle this epidemic from the beginning to make sure that these preventable crashes don’t continue to happen.”

A local man, whose mother may have been involved in a previous crash with the same 19-year-old accused in Tuesday’s collision, is advocating for harsher penalties for repeat offenders, particularly teenagers. “Las Vegas roads have become…..

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