LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — One year ago, a driver ran a stop sign, striking and killing 37-year-old Jordon Dodder, a father of four. Now, a banner memorializing him hangs at the Las Vegas intersection, reminding drivers to pay attention on the valley’s roadways.
‘People need to wake up’: Father of 4 killed in southwest Las Vegas motorcycle crash
The banner reads “Watch out for motorcyclists. Their families miss them when they are gone.”
“Every single death that happens here in Las Vegas takes, takes someone really important to a lot of people away,” Kelly Dodder, Jordon’s wife, said. “We have a four-year-old daughter, and she asks for her dad every single day. I wake up every single day, and I don’t want to. I would rather be with him.”
Police have not charged the driver who crashed into her husband. She said drivers who break the law need to face harsher penalties, saying it’s the only way to make an impact.
“I know that our police department works really hard every single day,” Kelly Dodder said. “But I think unless the consequences change for people to not follow blatant rules on our streets, unless those consequences change, their hands are tied.”…