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Three-month-old baby died days after hitting windshield in suspected DUI crash when mother ran into road sign
- A three-month-old baby died after hitting the windshield of her mother’s car
- The incident happened on August 28, but the baby didn’t die until August 31
- Death believed to be caused by DUI crash in North Las Vegas
- Both the victim and another one-year-old child were loose in the car
- The mother, who fled the scene, smelled of alcohol and said she may have fallen asleep while driving around 6:30 a.m.
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A three-month-old girl died after hitting the windshield when her mother ran into a traffic sign in a suspected DUI crash in Las Vegas.
The victim, identified as Inaya Alston, was unbraked in the front car seat at the time of the crash on Sunday, August 28, but did not die of her injuries until August 31.
The crash occurred just before 6:30 a.m. on Camino Al Norte and Edna Crane Avenue, according to court documents, when Kazjah Dillon, 24, slammed her car into the “Las Palmares” sign near Edna Crane.
A one-year-old child who was also in the car, also not fastened, is said to have been seriously injured.
A preliminary police investigation found that a 2012 Chrysler 200 heading north failed to maintain a lane, left the lane and hit the sign.
Police said Dillon then fled the scene with her two injured children, although they were eventually tracked down.
Kazjah Dillon, 24, (pictured) faces multiple charges after a suspected DUI crash, which left her two infant children unattached, resulted in the death of a three-month-old baby
The crash (pictured) occurred just before 6:30 a.m. on Camino Al Norte and Edna Crane Avenue, according to court documents, when Kazjah Dillon, 24, collided with the “Las Palmares” sign at Edna Crane.
The mother and children were transferred to UMC Trauma, where the babies were treated with critical injuries. Dillon had non-life-threatening injuries.
Yesterday, police confirmed that the youngest child, Inaya, had died from her injuries.
Dillon, of North Las Vegas, faces a litany of charges including felony DUI, child abuse or neglect, failing to stay on the scene, failing to reduce speed or use caution, failing to keep a lane, driving without a license, no proof of insurance and not wearing a seat belt.
The mother told police she had done Hennessey for a few minutes by midnight before going to pick up her children.
She said she worked double shifts and she believes she fell asleep while driving, according to her arrest report.
The arresting police said she smelled of alcohol.
It is not clear whether Dillon has been charged with the death of her daughter Inaya.