Trucker charged in deaths of bicyclists on U.S. 95 makes guilty plea

Mug shot of DUI suspect Jordan Barson
Jordan Barson Photo credit CCDC

Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - A truck driver charged with striking and killing 5 bicyclists on U.S. 95 south of Boulder City last December entered a guilty plea Wednesday.

Jordan Barson pleaded guilty to two counts of DUI resulting in death.

Prosecutors say Barson had nine times the legal amount of meth in his system when the crash occurred. He’s facing as much as 40 years in prison when he’s sentenced in June

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