According to the arrest report, Cruz initially denied being the driver but later admitted he was traveling at around 50 or 60 MPH when Weissman was struck.<\/p>\n
He never went back to check on (Medina Barajas) because he was scared since he was on parole and didn\u2019t think Gio was hurt,\u201d the report said. \u201cRodrigo stated he wasn\u2019t intentionally driving in a manner to allow Gio to make contact with any pedestrians or the bicyclist.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
But police said Cruz would have to have been driving in the bicycle lane for Medina Barajas to make contact with the victim, which would appear to contradict his statement.<\/p>\n
Boyd Gaming issued a statement that employees were grieving over Weissman\u2019s death and that she will be remembered for her kindness.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are deeply saddened by the tragic and senseless loss of our team member, Shelli,\u201d the statement said. \u201cShe was well-known and well-liked by the entire Cannery team, and we will miss her. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this very difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A cyclist was killed after she was hit by a man leaning out of a minivan window of a minivan. The cyclist was a longtime Boyd Gaming employee who worked as a front-desk manager at the Cannery Casino, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Michelle \u201cShelli\u201d Weissman, 56, died after she was knocked from her bicycle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":153581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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