LETTER: Clark County judge’s decision in traffic death is absurd

David A. Meckley Las Vegas July 27, 2026 - 2:34 pm A letter to the editor takes issue with Clark County District Judge Jennifer Schwartz’s ruling in a traffic‑fatality case, labeling the decision absurd. The writer cites a headline from the Review‑Journal’s Thursday Nevada edition that read, “No situation for antheral whose reckless driving killed vale teen.” The letter then quotes Judge Schwartz as telling the defendant, “You are a child, and I cognize it wasn’t intentional. This is your 1 shot.” Meckley expresses surprise that a “child” could legally operate a car. He also notes his astonishment that drivers receive only one opportunity to avoid termination without paying a steep price, and questions how the judge could conclude the act was unintentional when the defendant was traveling 30 mph supra the velocity bounds and chose to continue at that speed. Meckley points out that the jury found the defendant guilty of reckless driving resulting successful death after about an hour of deliberation, which he argues makes the judge’s determination even more absurd. He asks when judges will set aside personal feelings to deliver impartial judgments, offering sympathy to the parents and family of the victim, whom he describes as killed by a “child.” While the defendant will have a life after probation, the victim has nothing, leaving the family with fading memories and dreams of what could have been.