Baby dies in car crash after ‘drunk mom races to 121 mph and hits a marquee’
A BABY died after his parents raced more than 100 mph to beat each other home — before his allegedly drunk mom hit a marquee, police said.
Lauren Prescia, 23, and Cameron Hubbard-Jones, 24, were taking part in a “speed contest” in Las Vegas around 7pm on Sunday when their child died, said.
“The extreme speeds and driving behaviors were indicative of a speed contest between the two parents of the deceased juvenile,” police said.
Investigators executed a search warrant on the vehicle and found the Hyndai was traveling at 119 mph with the throttle at 100 percent five seconds before the crash, and had reached 121 mph while driving.
Prescia was on charges of felony reckless driving, driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in death, and abuse, neglect, or endangerment of a child.
Hubbard-Jones was arrested for reckless driving involving the death of the juvenile.
Prescia bail was set at $50,000 at a court hearing.