Director of Nevada council addressing impaired driving issues charged with DUI | Nevada

The director of a committee tasked with resolving criminal justice issues in Nevada, including DUI arrests, has now been charged with driving under the influence.

Linsey LaMontagne, executive director of the Clark County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), which covers the area that includes Las Vegas, said the investigative team at local TV news station KLAS reported the arrest by a Nevada state police highway patrol officer last April. clarified On Monday.

The CJCC describes itself as a group of police, judges and other community leaders who want to be the “voice of the people.” [affected] “including communities, families and victims at risk from the criminal justice system.”

However, KLAS reported that LaMontagne was arrested after another driver called police after spotting a car swerving off the road; This included running off the road about five times.

Documents obtained by 8 News Now state police stopped LaMontagne and he told them he was a county employee and “there were two people.” [shots] While downtown, he was drinking Tito’s vodka at a casino.

LaMontagne was later arrested and told police he “ruined his life.”

LaMontagne later pleaded not guilty to charges of drunken driving and reckless driving.

“The county is aware of criminal charges against this employee; however, there is a resolution process that must be completed before the county can take any adverse employment action should this occur,” a county spokesperson told KLAS.

LaMontagne’s arrest comes as 277 people have died on Nevada roads from 2025 through September, primarily due to impairment and speeding, according to information attributed to the state’s traffic safety office.