An elderly man charged in a Clark County crash that killed two women still says it was all accident. He appeared in court Thursday to answer to charges that he recklessly caused their deaths.
84-year-old James Pelfrey pleaded not guilty. Last month from jail, he told us he didn’t see the car he hit in June. And today, his lawyer said the crash was simply an accident.
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The crash killed Sarah Helfrich and Juanetta Mitchell. The women were stopped at a red light when Pelfrey rear-ended their car. Pelfrey’s lawyer asked the judge if he could be placed on house arrest instead of staying in jail. The lawyer argued that his client is not a risk on the streets.
“He’s already given up his license as I understand it. He doesn’t have a car. He assures me he won’t drive,” Pelfrey’s attorney told the judge.
The prosecutor, however, wants the judge to keep him in jail. He said there is evidence Pelfrey was being reckless. The judge didn’t make a decision on what she’ll do yet. She said she’ll need time to think about the request.
