LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A now-released corrections officer accused in a deadly hit-and-run told police he consumed alcohol at a hookah lounge and later returned to the crash scene with his mother, according to documents 8 News Now obtained Tuesday.
Maurice Washington, 45, is accused of hitting and killing Elijah Givens, 58, around 3:30 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Decatur Boulevard and Alta Drive. Givens was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk but against the light, police said.
In court Monday, Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Suzan Baucum set Washington’s bail at $250,000. Washington’s attorney argued for a lower bail, adding that Washington is a corrections officer at the City of Las Vegas Detention Center…