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12 years for cyclist killer
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_ho.../26533640.html
Prison ordered in DUI death Henderson bicyclist hit on way to work By GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL A drunken driver who killed a bicyclist in Henderson last year was sentenced to up to 12 years in prison Monday. Nicole Rae Cowans, 30, was driving a Hyundai under the influence of alcohol when the vehicle struck Jessie Marie Hinson, 40, from behind on Green Valley Parkway near Windmill Lane. Cowans had a prior DUI conviction in 2000. "I miss her every day," the victim's sister, Virginia Bradshaw, told District Judge Nancy Saitta during a sentencing hearing Monday. "She (Hinson) was riding her bike to work," Bradshaw said. "She did nothing wrong." According to authorities, Cowans' blood-alcohol measured 0.18 percent. The legal limit in Nevada is 0.08. Cowans' attorney, Dean Kajioka, said Hinson's death was a tragedy, and that Cowans was on the verge of graduating from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, at the time. He said on the night in question, she was drinking and studying, then drove home. "She's extremely remorseful," Kajioka said. According to court records, Cowans had been arrested in 2000 on drunken driving charges. She was fined $400 and ended up serving two days in jail after entering into a plea deal that did not require a formal admission of guilt. Authorities said a few days after the fatal accident, Cowans was cited again for driving on a revoked license. She also had a history of driving without insurance as well. Saitta sentenced Cowans to three to 12 years in prison, which was in line with a recommendation from parole and probation officials. "We were so angry to hear this was not her first time," Bradshaw said. "She already knew what could happen, but she chose to (drink and drive) anyway. Jessie doesn't get that second chance." |
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