Sidewalk not once but twice before driving off. One person died. And nearly forty were hurt. Holloway finally stopped about a mile away at the tuscany. With a flat tire. And asked an employee to call police. She parked at that location exited her vehicle left her toddler within the vehicle and contacted the valet parker and advised that she had ran over some individuals on las vegas boulevard and requested the valet parker to call 911. Holloway told police she was just trying to get some rest. Inside her car in a parking garage. But she was kicked out. The child is safe with protective services. Police are still trying to figure out why holloway drove up onto the sidewalk. At a press conference earlier today the sheriff said. He does not believe it was an act of terror but they arent completely ruling it out. Because they dont have much information on martinezvalle is live with what we do know about the driver at this point. No exact reason has been given as to why holloway may have driven off the road and onto the sidewalk hitting dozens of people in the process. A Police Report shows she wouldnt explain why she ended up on the sidewalk, but she does remember a body bouncing off her windshield. She told police she had been going through a stressfull time during the day, tyring to sleep with her daughter but being continuously woken up. Police believe she was homless in las vegas. But looking into her past, it seems shes been homeless before. Five years ago my biography sounded a lot different than it does today, boy have i come a long way. From a celebrated role model to facing multiple charges for hitting almost 40 people on the las vegas strip. Police are having a hard time explaining how and why 24 year up plowing through the sidewalks of las vegas sunday evening. The intentional act that occured on the boulevard is going to be very hard for us to explain at face value. Theyre not calling this an act of terrorism, but they are saying it seemed like the crash was on purpose. Authorities say she was driving with a suspened lisence at the time of the crash. The suspect, Lakeisha Holloway, repeatedly drove her car over pedestrians, some jumped on her car and ran up to the window and banged on it trying to get her to stop, but she didnt. Holloway, who changed her name to paris paradise morton in october had only been in las vegas for about a week, she came from Portland Oregon and Police Believe she may have been on her way to see the father of her threeyearold child in texas. We believe that she was attempting to make her way that direction via las vegas. Holloway was homless while in vegas and living out of her car with her daughter. She told investigators she had been parking at different buildings where she would sleep in her car until being kicked out by parking attendants. This was not the first time holloway had and on my own taught me how to stand on my own two feet, not only did i manage to beat working dead end jobs that i had seen my mother struggle with, but i managed to land a federal job at 21, now that is what i call living the grand life. Three years ago holloway was awarded by a non profit in portland for overcoming homelessness, graduating from highschool, and going to college, she even landed a government job with the u. S. Forest service. Now, shes in a las vegas jail after hitting 36 people and leaving one dead. She faces charges like murder with a Deadly Weapon and child abuse or neglect. Police are saying hollaway wasnt under the influence of alcohol and theyre still waiting on blood tests to see if drugs were involved. Live, Miguel Martinezvalle, fox5 news local las vegas. Holloway could be in court as early as tomorrow for her multiple charges as we mentioned. One woman was killed in the crash. Year old Jessica Valenzuela. She is from buckeye arizona. Valenzuela leaves behind a husband and three daughters. Her younger brother says she was a stay at home mom. And she and her husband were in las vegas celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. She was just a wonderful a mother, a good mother, a good sister agood wife. Just an all around good person. Bubbly personality the family set up a gofund me page. In an effort to bring jessica home to arizona and to cover funeral expenses. So far they raised more than 21 thousand dollars. We have a link to the site on fox5 vegas dot com. Click on the links tab. One of the other victims in the crash. A wrestler from Pacific University near portland. Says it happened so fast it look 100 percent like it was intentional. Like there was no way it was an accident. We saw her speed up and after i realized i was hit, i saw her christian guerra. Says the car hit him. And he was pinned up against a light post. He fortunately only has bumps and bruises. Three other wrestlers were among the injured. Pacific university issued this statement which reads in part. The safety and wellbeing of our students and employees, both those injured and all who witnessed this traumatic incident, are of paramount importance. We are relieved that none of our students suffered life threatening injuries, but at the same time, saddened to hear of those who were killed or critically injured. We are very thankful to all of the first responders, and to our athletic trainer, who worked tirelessly to treat both the injured and those emotionally shaken by what they witnessed. Metro is still investigating and is asking any other witnesses to come foward. If you saw the crash or have any information that can help, and havent yet talked to police, call metros homicide section right away at 7028283521. Homicide at lvm pd dot com. With an incident like this on the heavily trafficked las vegas strip. Some wonder if barriers could help prevent tragedies like this in the future. And people are on both sides of the fence when it comes to this issue. A day after a car plowed into tourists on the las vegas strip. Some tourists and residents saying the resort corridor needs barriers to protect people on the sidewalk. There should be barriers its crazy walking thru here you pretty much get pushed out of the way its very scary standing at the lights i feel very nervous today but others say. This tragedy has happened once in ten years. And barriers arent necessary. I would prefer not to be any barriers, its easier when its open youre free to go where you need to go i think anything can happen anywhere any time. I think we just need to enjoy our life. Sheriff joe lombardo said they work with the county and constantly reivew the Public Safety and traffic issues on the strip. In the past two and a half years. Public works has widened sidewalks. Moved news racks. And created new pedestrian bridges to help traffic flow and safe. We have installed well over 4000 linear feet of fencing but its not enough, youve got 5 miles on two sides of the street. Theres a lot thats been done but theres a lot left to do clark county commissioner Steve Sisolak says cars and people are on the same level no matter what on the strip. And sadly its nearly impossible to prevent Something Like this when a criminal has their mind set. When you have a person that wants to use a 6000 pound Lethal Weapon to wreak havoc theres not much you can do to prevent that from happening hes just thankful we have such great first responders. That were able to quickly help the victims get the best care they could recieve. The county has done many pedestrian studies. And will continue to improve areas on las vegas boulevard. Starting with the most urgent needs. And theyll continue to address any pressing issues as pop up. One organization is dedicated to helping witnesses cope with tragedy. And process what they have just seen. Intervention Program Specialists say everyone deals differently. We might not have known that person personally, but either knowing of that person or even standing next to that person and seeing that happen to them, if youre present on scene, you think that could have happened to me 55 . If that were 10 seconds sooner that could have been me, if that were 10 seconds later that could have been me volunteers met with people at the crash scene last night. To offer support. Volunteers are trained to read body and verbal cues to figure out what individuals need. A tragic event like this on the strip. Has many thinking ahead two weeks to when las vegas boulevard will be packed with peopleready to ring in 2016. Police say safety is a top priority. Were doing everything we can to ensure everybodys safety. That was an ongoing process and everyone knows thats something we do here every year. Its a year long process and it has been ramped up in recent months in light of whats being taken place across the united world. Security will be stepped up on the strip. More than 100 Nevada National guard members will join police in protecting the area. We are learning more about the man accused of shooting a Metro Police Officer last week. Teag fox was arrested after a more than six hour manhunt. Police say when officer Gregory Sedminik arrived to a domestic disturbance call at the emerald suites. On las vegas boulevard and pebble teag confronted him. Asking him why he was there. And if the officer was there to kill him. Fox then told the officer to look up and fired three rounds in his direction. Officer sedminik was hit in the upper left arm. Passed into into the left side of his chest and one of his ribs. Before exiting out his back and into his bullet proof vest. Fox was later arrested in southern highlands. The officer is expected to make a full recovery. A man is critically injured. After being hit by a car tonight. It happened just aztec and desert inn. Police say the man was on the sidewalk when he saw another accident. He stepped off the curb to get a better look and was hit. The man was taken to Sunrise Hospital. Police say the driver is cooperating. The east bound lanes of desert inn are now open. A suspected drunk driver hits and kills a pedestrian. Then takes off after the crash. The dui and fatality are mimicking, one and the same. The full extent of the law will be. That individual will be prosecuted for that. Police say the 25 yearold woman was walking near jones and patrick. When the driver of a Mercedes Benz slammed into her. The victim died at the scene. Officers were able to track down the driver at a grocery store. Hes been identified as gaston martinez. Police say the pedestrian was not inside the marked crosswalk. State Officials Say they cannot conduct background checks for lyft and uber drivers. Saying they dont have authority to force drivers to participate in checks. Lawmakers wanted to compare whether fingerprinting and fbi background checks are more effective than current checks for uber and lyft. Ride hailing Companies Say the third party checks are faster but fbi checks do not tell the final outcome of an investigation. Coming up a lifetime ban lifted. The fda eases restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. However it comes with restrictions. What new policy will replace the ban. And why some local members of the Lgbt Community say its extreme. Plus students use their construction skills for a good cause. What the group built for an organization. And how it will serve families in need in our valley. Roping in some much needed help ahead of the holidays. How the the surprise squad is stepping in to offer some relief to a local family. Your fox5 weather live from las vegas. Youre watching fox5 news at 10, with Emmy Award Winner john huck. Christine maddela. And weather 24 7 with chief meteoroligist ted pretty. This is fox5 las vegas. The food and Drug Administration has lifted a lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. New restrictions will however limit who can make a donation. The fda will replace the blanket ban with a new policy barring donations from men who have had sex with a man in the previous year. Gay rights activists said the new policy is a step in the right direction. The lifetime ban was put in place during the early years of the aids crisis and was intended to protect the blood supply from what was a then little understood disease. The ceo of the center which serves members of the Lgbt Community reacted to the news to ask that those who have not had sex with their partners or with other men over a twelve month period of time is still very extreme, but i also understand how monitor the blood supply and the safety of the blood supply. Its gradual progress being made. Michael dimengo says that long term monogamous samesex relationships have greatly reduced the hiv and aids risk. Dimengo himself has been in a 19 year relationship. He hopes soon they will have the scientific advancements to keep the blood supply safe without discriminating against gay men. Now fox5 weather 24 7 with les krifaton weather you will notice a fair amount of clouds over the next few days as another winter storm descends on us. Early tuesday expects some strong wind gusts as a cold front moves in. The front will push drop our daytime highs. With enough moisture in the upper levels of the atmosphere we even run the risk of a few showers Christmas Eve. By the weekend mostly sunny skies return. Winter officially begins a 8 48 monday evening. You will notice a fair amount of clouds over the next few days as another winter storm descends on us. Early tuesday expects some strong cold front moves in. The front will push east by Christmas Eve day and will drop our daytime highs. With enough moisture in the upper levels of the atmosphere we even run the risk of a few showers Christmas Eve. By the weekend mostly sunny skies return. Winter officially begins a 8 48 monday evening. Closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly many are counting down the days until christmas. While the Postal Service dashes to your doorstep. How many packages they plan to deliver this holiday season. And what you can do to get your packages sent to loved ones before christmas. The deadly hit and run on the strip killed one person and sent more than thirty to the hospital. So, what needs to be done about it . Its a topic in the rant tonight, we want to hear from post offices around the valley were bustling on one of the busiest delivery days of the year. The united state Postal Service plans to deliver more than 30 million packages around this time. More than 200 thousand will be in Southern Nevada alone. Ups is prepared for the rush. Theyve increased transportation. Added new package sorting equipment. And developed more efficient routes. All to make sure deliveries are at your doorstep before christmas. This is our season. Were prepared for it and ready. Were excited about delivering packages and love to loved one of customers. The Postal Service says packages shipped by wednesday with Priority Mail express service should make it by Christmas Eve. But it will cost you a little more. A family who lost everything in a house fire last year will now have gifts to open on christmas. Firefighters from several departments across the valley came together to all of their belongings were destroyed in a house fire just a few weeks before christmas last year. Firefighters took the family of six shopping for basic items like foods and clothes. But the presents were a surprise santa and sparky the fire dog loaded them up on the fire truck to personally deliver them to the family. We find out how many parents kids inside of there. Ask for wish list. Always go above and beyond. Physically our president with help of other people goes out and we go shopping an support all of our local retailers. Las vegas fire and rescue. North las vegas fire. And Operation Fire heat all helped collect toys for the family. Students lend a hand to three Square Food Bank by building cabinets to give them extra pantry space. To me personally thats the best way to learn. Hands on activities. 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