RENO, Nev. (TCD) — A man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for intentionally running into three women with a vehicle outside a homeless shelter in 2023, killing one and critically injuring a mother and her daughter.
The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 29 that a judge sentenced David Turner to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of 55-year-old Michelle Jardine. He was also given 20 years with parole eligibility after eight years for the attempted murders of 47-year-old Christina Roman and 22-year-old Clarissa Roman, as well as 20 years with parole eligibility after eight years for three deadly weapon enhancements.
Turner pleaded guilty to the charges in September 2023, according to the district attorney’s office.
On April 3, 2023, Reno Police officers responded to the Cares Campus, a shelter for “vulnerable residents,” in reference to a hit-and-run of three pedestrians. Prosecutors said officers at the scene learned Turner plowed his Jeep into a group of people and killed Jardine, while seriously injuring Christina and Clarissa Roman.