Trial is being delayed for a woman who has been at state psychiatric facilities for more than seven years after being accused of intentionally plowing a car into pedestrians on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk in December 2015
Paris Paradise Morton, 32, stands in court during her hearing on Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Las Vegas. Morton, who legally changed her name in October 2015 from Lakeisha Nicole Holloway, is accused of intentionally driving her car onto a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk in December 2015, killing one person and injuring dozens more.
The judge called off a trial that had been scheduled to begin May 30 and set a closed-door hearing with Morton next Wednesday to determine if she will get a new lawyer. No new trial date was set. Jessica Valenzuela, 32, a tourist from Buckeye, Arizona, was killed and authorities said at least 35 people from several states, Mexico and Canada were injured.
Morton's daughter, who was 3 years old at the time, was with her in the car during the crash, after which Morton drove to a casino-hotel off the Strip and asked employees to call police. Morton's court-appointed defense attorney, Scott Coffee, has said she no longer has custody of the child.
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