Idan Cohen
29-year-old Israeli killed by seemingly drunk driver in Las Vegas who tried to flee
Idan Cohen, a businessman residing in the city, was killed by a 25-year-old woman in an attempted hit-and-run; her car's damage on striking another vehicle permitted the police to arrest her.
Idan Cohen, a 29-year-old Israeli, was killed in Las Vegas after a driver—who seems to have been inebriated—struck him on Wednesday night and attempted to flee the scene. The police managed to arrest the driver, 25-year-old Whitney Greco, as she continued to strike another vehicle and damaged her car.
Cohen was a businessman who had lived in Las Vegas for the past few years. He was walking on the side of the road when Greco's car struck him; she dragged him under her car several hundred meters as she continued driving, attempting to flee. According to Las Vegas local media, Cohen was jogging on the shoulder as there were no sidewalks in that area. Cohen was pronounced dead on the scene.
Greco appeared in court on Friday. Her lawyer argued that she should be released on bail, and the killed man's mother was outraged. Speaking to KSNV News3LV, Levana Cohen said, "She cannot be free. She (ran) away from there. She (left) my son there. She is an animal. She cannot be free."
Idan Cohen
Levana Cohen and Michal Yosef speaking to KSNV
The local police reported that Greco failed on-site sobriety tests administered when she was apprehended. As such, prosecutors are waiting to file an indictment against her until her blood analysis comes back to see if she was indeed intoxicated, which would affect which charges would be brought against her.
Cohen and Yosef
In the interim, the judge set a $1 million bail. Said Yosef in the interview, "It's insane to think that this person (could) be free. She deserve(s) to spend her life in prison."
Whitney Greco in court
Ms. Cohen is in contact with the Israeli Consul in Los Angeles, Avner Saban, and with the local chevra kadisha (Jewish burial society).
She normally resides in Israel, but she flew to Las Vegas to retrieve her son's body. She will return with him to Israel on Sunday for burial on Monday. Nevertheless, she intends to be present at all of Greco's court sessions. She said to KSNV, "I want (her to) feel a lot of pain."
