Published Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 | 10:50 a.m.
Updated Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 | 1:14 p.m.
A carjacking suspect shot and killed after his vehicle struck and fatally injured a Nevada state police trooper on a Las Vegas freeway had high levels of methamphetamine in his system, according to a toxicology report.
The report also said Douglas Claiborne was hit by 18 rounds fired by a trooper and probation officers who officials said saw Claiborne grabbing Trooper Micah May's gun, KLAS-TV reported on Tuesday.
May on July 27 was placing spike strips on Interstate 15 to stop Claiborne's vehicle when it hit the trooper, sending him through the vehicle's windshield.
May died two days later.
The report said blood levels of amphetamine far less than those found in Claiborne's system were found in abusers who exhibited violent and irrational behavior.
Claiborne’s attorney, Victor Bakke, has said Claiborne struggled with methamphetamine misuse and had a criminal history in Nevada and other states.
