Driver facing hit-and-run charges in crash that hurt kids

By The Associated Press

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 | 11:53 p.m.

Bail was set at $250,000 for a 50-year-old Las Vegas man charged with leaving the scene of a crash that police say happened when he ran a red light, hit another car, spun onto a sidewalk and struck five pedestrians.

A judge on Tuesday set a June 27 preliminary hearing for Diego Morales-Aquino, who remains jailed on felony hit-and-run charges that could get him decades in prison if he's convicted.

Police say a 9-year-old boy has two broken legs and a collapsed lung, and a 6-year-old girl received a fractured spine and severe internal injuries in the Saturday evening crash in northwest Las Vegas.

A 7-year-old boy and two women, ages 64 and 39, also were struck on the sidewalk, but police say they received less serious injuries.

The 19-year-old driver of the second car that was struck at the intersection and his 18-year-old passenger were also treated for minor injuries.