Las Vegas woman arrested ‘after she let boy hold on to side of her moving car while skateboarding’

Las Vegas woman is arrested ‘after she let boy, 15, hold on to side of her moving car while skateboarding – only for him to be crushed to death under its wheels’ Anais Hernandez of Las Vegas has been arrested for a May 2022 incident that resulted in the death of Anthony De La Torre, 15 De La Torre was skateboarding on the outside of Hernandez’s car in Las Vegas when he fell and was run over, dying just a few days later Hernandez was a passenger at the time because she had switched with Destiny Jimenez, 19, because she refused to drive while De La Torre attempted the stunt By Andrea Cavallier For Dailymail. Com Published: 05:13 BST, 9 April 2023 | Updated: 05:47 BST, 9 April 2023 e-mail View comments A Las Vegas woman has been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was crushed to death when she let him ride his skateboard while holding onto the side of her car. Anais Hernandez was a passenger in the car on May 13, 2022 when Anthony De La Torre was run over, having claimed it was too dangerous to let him do the stunt – only to then let an inebriated friend Destiny Jimenez get behind the wheel instead.

Jimenez, who was 19 at the time, began cruising down Forsyth Street while the teen held on from the outside when he suddenly fell from his skateboard and got caught under the car. Hernandez would later told police that ‘it felt like we ran over a bump. ‘ De La Torre died from his injuries days later on May 17.

His cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries and was listed as accidental. Hernandez, who had felony warrant out for her arrest on charges of child abuse/neglect, was taken into custody on Wednesday. Anais Hernandez of Las Vegas has been arrested months after Anthony De La Torre, 15, was crushed to death when she let him ride his skateboard while holding onto the side of her car De La Torre died from his injuries on May 17.

His cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries and was listed as accidental Jimenez, who admitted she was under the influence when she drove that day, was charged just after the teen’s death, with reckless driving resulting in death, DUI resulting in death, and driving without a valid driver’s license After the teen’s death last May, Jimenez was arrested and charged with reckless driving resulting in death, DUI resulting in death, and driving without a valid driver’s license. Jimenez, who was identified by the family as the teen’s aunt, admitted she had been drinking and smoking marijuana just before the incident. Police say she also did not have a driver’s license.

When cops arrived to the scene on Forsyth Street in May 2022, Jimenez was crying and told them the teen had been on his skateboard clinging to the front passenger door of Jeep when he fell and was run over. Police later discovered that the vehicle belonged to Hernandez who had been driving that day with Jimenez in the passenger seat and four juveniles in the backseat. When police arrived to the scene on Forsyth Street in May 2022, they found the teen had been on his skateboard clinging to the front passenger door of Jeep when he fell and was run over Anthony De La Torre had asked if he could ride his skateboard while holding on to the outside of the vehicle while it was in motion De La Torre’s organs were donated after his death in May 2022.

An Honor Walk was held for him Thursday evening as he was wheeled into the operating room to have his organs removed Anthony De La Torre had asked if he could ride his skateboard while holding on to the outside of the vehicle while it was in motion. Hernandez reportedly told the teen that the stunt was not safe and that she would not drive while he did it. Jimenez then told Hernandez that she would drive so they switched seats and it was Jimenez who was driving while De La Torre skated on the outside of the car.

Hernandez did not face charges at the time. ‘It’s really difficult to come to terms,’ Anthony’s maternal aunt Lydize Lopez told KLAS . ‘With my nephew never being here again.

‘ ‘It’s hard to wrap my head around that I won’t ever see him again,’ Lopez said. ‘Because of a mistake that somebody made. ‘ Share or comment on this article: Las Vegas woman arrested ‘after she let boy hold on to side of her moving car while skateboarding’ e-mail Add comment Comments 0 Share what you think No comments have so far been submitted.

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