Woman accused in fatal DUI crash told police she smoked marijuana ‘several days prior’

Woman accused in fatal DUI crash told police she smoked marijuana ‘several days prior’ Angela Denley‑Dick, a 55‑year‑old resident of Houston, was taken into custody after a collision that left a motorcyclist dead in Las Vegas on Sunday evening. According to the Clark County Detention Center booking report, she faces charges of DUI resulting in death, reckless driving leading to death or serious bodily harm, and failure to obey a stop sign. The incident occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of East Windmill Lane and South Haven Street, near Las Vegas Boulevard South. Investigators said Denley‑Dick was driving southbound on Haven in a Mercedes‑Benz sedan when she failed to stop at a posted stop sign before entering the intersection. She then struck a Kawasaki Ninja 500 that was traveling eastbound on Windmill. “The Mercedes‑Benz entered the Kawasaki’s way of travel, and the beforehand of the Kawasaki collided with the rider broadside B‑pillar, causing the passenger‑side aerial curtain to deploy upon impact,” the police apprehension report stated. The motorcyclist, identified as 22‑year‑old Rashad Al‑Battikhi, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police noted that the Mercedes did not come to a complete stop before the intersection, indicating that Denley‑Dick “accelerated through the intersection in a careless manner.” After the crash, an officer described Denley‑Dick as “extremely emotional” and quoted her as saying she did not see any vehicles traveling eastbound or west. When asked to perform field‑sobriety exercises, she completed them “unsatisfactorily,” according to the report. Denley‑Dick also told officers that she had smoked marijuana and “recently smoked several days prior.” Officers collected two blood samples from her for toxicology testing; the results were not included in the initial report. In an accompanying impaired‑driving document, police recorded her statement: “Angela stated that her rima was adust but said she would consent to the (field sobriety) tests.” Officers observed that she was wearing contact lenses and had a “glazed look” in her eyes. Denley‑Dick received treatment for minor injuries at University Medical Center before being transferred to the Las Vegas jail for booking. She appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court on Tuesday, where a judge ordered her held without bail. Online court records show no attorney listed for her case.