Man charged in deadly crash had warrant in separate DUI case
A Las Vegas man who was wanted on a bench warrant in a DUI case is now accused in a deadly DUI crash, court records show.
Mark Moden, 46, is charged with killing a moped rider Saturday just before 10 p.m. on Las Vegas Boulevard, near Hollywood Boulevard.
Moden was speeding southbound behind a gray Taizhou Zhonge moped when his black Jeep Wrangler hit it from behind, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
The rider of the moped, 38-year-old Justin Mott from North Las Vegas, was thrown off the moped and died at the scene.
Moden faces charges of DUI resulting in death, reckless driving, failing to decrease speed, driving without a valid license and having an open alcohol container.
Records show that Moden was wanted for failing to appear for his April 2019 DUI trial.
That case stems from a December 2017 arrest on charges of DUI and failing to maintain a travel lane while on the 215 Beltway near Durango Road, according to court documents.
A judge on Monday reset that trial date for June 21 and held Moden without bail.
Moden appeared in court briefly Tuesday morning on the new charges, with his long, bushy, red beard reaching his chest. A judge rescheduled the hearing for Wednesday.
On Saturday, another deadly crash involving a moped occurred around 11:50 p.m. on Russell Road near Rogers Street.
A TaoTao moped was traveling west when a Lamborghini crashed into the moped “at a high rate of speed,” according to Las Vegas police. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Lamborghini, Andrew Rodriguez, was charged with DUI resulting in death, reckless driving and driving without a valid driver’s license.
A judge on Monday set Rodriguez’s bail at $75,000.
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