Carpenter Trial

ALYSSA ORR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Former Las Vegas police officer Aron Carpenter recounts the May 2010 police pursuit that left one person dead and another injured while on the witness stand Clark County District Court Monday, July 18, 2011. Carpenter faces one count each for the felony of reckless driving and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for his role in the pursuit that ended with the death of 26-year-old Ivan Carrillo.  Authorities say the chase began about 10:20 p.m. after a report of a possible drunken driver on the east side of the valley.  Carrillo was high on methamphetamine and was weaving in and out of traffic. 

ALYSSA ORR/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Clark County District Judge Elissa Cadish deliberates with defense attorney Bret Whipple, right, and prosecuting attorney Lawrence O'Neal, left, during former Las Vegas police officer Aron Carpenter's trail on Monday July 18, 2011, over the May 2010 police pursuit that left one person dead and another injured. Carpenter faces one count each for the felony of reckless driving and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for his role in the pursuit that ended with the death of 26-year-old Ivan Carrillo.  Authorities say the chase began about 10:20 p.m. after a report of a possible drunken driver on the east side of the valley.  Carrillo was high on methamphetamine and was weaving in and out of traffic.