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Las Vegas Driver Pleads Guilty in DUI Crash That Killed Arbor View High Senior

Sentencing is set for Nov. 10, with Nevada law allowing two to 20 years for a DUI death.

Overview

  • Keenan Jackson, 37, admitted in Clark County District Court to one count of DUI resulting in death.
  • He struck 18-year-old McKenzie Scott on May 2 near the entrance to Arbor View High School on Buffalo Drive.
  • A preliminary breath test recorded Jackson’s blood-alcohol level at 0.29, according to the arrest report.
  • Judge Mary Kay Holthus accepted the voluntary plea as prosecutors retained the right to argue at sentencing.
  • Jackson remains in custody on $1 million bail, and members of Scott’s family attended the hearing.