Witness Finally Confirms Teens Were Drinking Alcohol

Almost two years after an intoxicated driver crashed into another car in Clark County (Nev.) and killed an 18 year-old woman, a former police dispatcher has come forward confirming the drunk driver responsible for the crash had consumed alcohol at the home of a school district police dispatcher. Former Clark County School District (CCSD) police dispatcher Peggy Higgins told a KLAS-TV reporter that she saw a flyer at the police department announcing the Nov. 2009, pre-Thanksgiving party, and that it was also promoted through CCSD email. Higgins told the reporter she was present at the party, in the home of CCSD police dispatcher Rebecca Wamsley. Higgins saw underage drinkers at the party, including Wamsley’s 17 year-old daughter, who was celebrating her birthday. Higgins alleges that other members of the CCSD police department, including officers and Wamsley, were at the party, and were aware of the underage drinkers. One of those drinkers, 18 year-old Kevin Miranda, left the party intoxicated (0.16%), according to a police investigation. He crashed into the car of Angela Peterson at an intersection, killing her. Miranda pled guilty to felony drunk driving, and last month was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison. In her interview with KLAS, Higgins claimed that in the days after the accident, comm center supervisor Mondo Quintanella specifically told her to lie about seeing the underage drinkers at the party. “We need to protect Rebecca,” Quintanella allegedly told Higgins. Higgins says she refused to lie, and was never interviewed by the CCSD police internal affairs investigators. Read more about the incident here.