Woman accused in drunken crash that killed man

13 Apr 2010 In: miranda dalton, news, paul maidman and teampaul Author: teampaul

Woman accused in drunken crash that killed man
Posted: Apr 10, 2010 12:57 AM
http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12288141

Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) - A young man is killed by a suspected drunk driver in a vicious accident that sent a car into a pole.

It happened early Friday morning on Cheyenne near Soaring Gulls, between Cimarron and Durango.

Police say 29-year-old Miranda Dalton made a deadly lapse in judgement, allegedly drinking and getting behind the wheel. She's now facing a felony charge of DUI causing death.

Dalton was driving westbound on Cheyenne when she reportedly plowed into the back of a Buick.

The Clark County Coroner's Office is identifying the victim as 28-year-old Paul Maidman of Las Vegas. He was transported to UMC where he was pronounced dead.

One witness, who is shaken by the image the crash, says this is an unforgivable offense.

"How dare you slam into the back end of somebody and kill them," said witness Cathy May. "She's got to pay for everything that happened to the family. Their lives are ruined. Totally ruined."

Dalton was less than one mile from her home at the time of the accident. Her neighbors say they don't want to jump to any conclusions about what she was doing. Needless to say, they are very disappointed by the accusations.

"I am always shocked when someone gets in their car and drives drunk, regardless of whether they're pretty, young or old. You're putting someone else at risk and that's not okay," said neighbor Mia Casanova.

Dalton was booked into the Clark County Detention Center where she's being held without bail.

This is the second deadly crash this week involving an accused drunk driver.

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2 Responses to Woman accused in drunken crash that killed man

Chris Green
August 16th, 2010 at 0808:AugAug

My heart sank when I saw this on the news this morning. I am in tears after watching the memorial video posted on this site by his sister. My thoughts, condolences and prayers are with Paul's soul, his family
Knowing the driver went right back to drinking/clubbing after making bail says to me that she has absolutely no remorse or regret for what she has done to this wonderful human being, his family and friends. I truly believe bail should not have been raised, it should have been revoked, PERIOD!
Seeing scenes like Paul's accident scene, over and over again sends the same question yelling at the top of my voice from my mouth...."When are we going to start shutting down the bars that continue to serve obviously intoxicated patrons more alcohol???" Dalton is completely to blame for her actions, but what is being done to the bar who continued to serve her drink after drink and allow her to leave their parking lot behind her wheel??!!
If I have one or two drinks a YEAR, that is a lot. I come from a history of alcoholics and choose not to tempt fate. When I used to go out with friends I would drink Sprite all night. Still...I can understand the average person going out for a beer or two, here and there, I know I am the exception to the rule. I have watched bartenders continue serving drinks to people who couldn't stand up straight, let alone drive.
BARS NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE!!! There are laws in most states and municipalities that make it illegal for any bartender to serve a patron who is obviously intoxicated. Unfortunately, most bars refuse to turn customers away, unless the customer is causing a scene or getting unruly.
I am sure the bar she was at has a bouncer to keep people out of the bar for whatever reason. When are the bars going to be made responsible for not allowing the people to get totally plastered, or at least making sure they don't leave in anything but a taxi or a sober friend's car? This has been an epidemic for decades. I thought after the drunk driving laws of the 80s...we would see more responsibility of the bars. Obviously, the bars are back to 'business-as-usual'.
I hope Paul's family and friends do everything they possibly can to bring charges against the bartender(s) and the drinking establishment. Only when victims families bring charges against the bars for over-serving patrons, will we see the bars start to take the responsibility that is theirs already! I hope Paul's family ∨
Hugs full of luv to all who are being impacted by this tragedy,
Chris Green
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