Bicycle rider, 9, hit by SUV, killed
Driver cooperates with LV police; who was at fault in crash unclear
A 9-year-old boy riding his bicycle was killed Friday afternoon after he was hit by an SUV near a south Las Vegas Valley middle school, police said.
The boy was hit about 2:35 p.m. in a residential neighborhood behind Silvestri Junior High School, near East Silverado Ranch Boulevard and South Maryland Parkway.
He was riding his bike north in the southbound lanes of Jack Leavitt Street when a dark-colored Toyota SUV turned right from Riverdance Avenue and hit him, Metropolitan Police Department
CRASH
ation Crash, a crackdown on illegal trafficking named for a crash, or herd, of rhinos.
Levine wanted to sell the horns for an elderly, dying friend in Northern California. He connected with Quan, who called himself an art dealer.
Quan phoned another man, who since has died. The man was known for trafficking in wildlife taxidermy, such as narwhal teeth, elephant tusks, monkey fingers and mounts of leopards, cougars, giraffes and black rhino horns.
The third man was cooperating with the government, and he persuaded Quan to meet the buyer in Las Vegas during the Safari Club International Convention. That buyer was undercover agent Vance Jurgens, who told Quan and Levine to bring the horns across state lines, violating federal law.
Speaking to the judge, Levine said he had “regret” and “remorse” for his involvement.
“I am committed to preserving this planet,” he said. “I don’t believe in killing animals. I certainly don’t hunt, and I don’t believe in violence.”
Contact David Ferrara at dferrara@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-1039. Follow @ randompoker on Twitter.