LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man who admitted to driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a mother and her two children was sentenced to prison for a minimum of 16 years.
Darryl Smith, 36, admitted to police on Jan. 7, 2024, that he was drinking wine and cough syrup before he crashed his truck into Rebecca Post and her sons in Henderson, killing all three.
Smith posted a bond and in February was cited by Metro police for reckless driving and speeding, documents said. He ended up back in jail with no bail in July when his alcohol-monitoring bracelet reported a “tamper event” and “alcohol was reported present during [the] tamper event,” records said.
In September, Smith agreed to a plea deal that removed one of the deadly DUI counts against him.
Judge Erika Mendoza sentenced him Tuesday from eight to 20 years on each of the two counts of DUI resulting in death. Those will be served consecutively. He was also sentenced four to 10 years on a reckless driving charge which he will serve concurrently.