Bail set for woman accused in fatal DUI crash near Strip

A justice of the peace set bail at $25,000 for Angela Denley‑Dick, 55, who is accused of causing a fatal DUI crash near the Las Vegas Strip. Justice Joe Bonaventure announced the amount after a Thursday hearing in which Deputy Public Defender Max Berkley represented Denley‑Dick. If she posts bail, she will be placed under high‑level electronic monitoring, barred from driving, ordered to abstain from drugs and alcohol, and required to stay out of further trouble. Denley‑Dick waived the reading of her complaint, but court records show she faces charges of DUI resulting in death and reckless driving resulting in death or serious bodily harm. She was arrested Sunday after police said she failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of East Windmill Lane and South Haven Street while traveling southbound on Haven. Authorities said she entered the right‑of‑way of Rashad Al‑Battikhi, causing a collision that left the 22‑year‑old motorcyclist dead at the scene. According to a Metropolitan Police Department report, Denley‑Dick told officers she had smoked marijuana several days prior to the crash. Deputy District Attorney Dallin Albright, who had requested bail be set at $250,000, told the court that blood samples taken after her arrest tested positive for delta‑9 THC at more than twice the legal limit for marijuana, as well as other substances. “The suspect was driving her car while on marijuana and she did test positive for other painkillers as well,” Albright said. He added that she also failed a standardized field sobriety test, stating, “It was quite evident to officers that she was under the influence.” Albright noted Denley‑Dick has one prior misdemeanor conviction, a case Bonaventure said he presided over in 2019. Berkley argued for her release, saying she is not a flight risk, works as an artist and has a 13‑year‑old son. He also said she has lived in the Las Vegas area on‑and‑off and moved back in April. “She’s got no prior felony convictions,” Berkley said. “She’s got no prior gross misdemeanor convictions.” Bonaventure cited Denley‑Dick’s lack of criminal history and her compliance in the 2019 misdemeanor case as reasons for setting bail at $25,000, but he acknowledged the prior conviction remains a “valid concern” for prosecutors. “This is simply a very serious case involving a death of an individual,” Bonaventure said. “A possible punishment here will be severe, if convicted.” It marked Denley‑Dick’s first court appearance since her Sunday arrest. Bonaventure said she appeared incoherent and unable to communicate with court staff before a hearing that had originally been scheduled for Tuesday. Jail records indicated she remained in custody after Thursday’s hearing, and her preliminary hearing has been set for Sept. 10.