A Las Vegas club promoter has pleaded not guilty to DUI and hit-and-run charges from a crash last month near the Vegas Strip that left a woman and toddler severely injured – a horrifying moment that was caught on his Tesla camera.
Prosecutors say 28-year-old Gavin Caci was driving a gray 2026 Tesla Model Y around 7:35 p.m. on February 8 when he allegedly veered onto a sidewalk near Harmon Avenue and Audrie Lane, just east of the Las Vegas Strip, and plowed into the family – launching a toddler from a stroller.
The terrifying moment captured on camera was obtained by 8 News Now, recorded by the driver’s own Tesla shows multiple angles as the vehicle drove up onto the sidewalk, slammed into a vehicle, and then struck the three pedestrians, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.
A preliminary blood test showed Caci’s blood-alcohol level was 0.22 less than two hours after the crash, 8 News Now reported. The legal limit in Nevada is 0.08, which means Caci was nearly three times over the limit.
The victims, a family of three visiting from the United Kingdom for a wedding, were walking along the sidewalk when they were struck.
“I got thrown into the air, landed on my right side, so suffered some pain from my right elbow, right hip, back,” the 38-year-old father told the grand jury, according to transcripts.
Prosecutors said a 2-year-old child in a stroller was ejected during the impact and thrown into a nearby pole.
“By the time I’d come back to see my wife, she was lying on the floor not moving,” the father continued. “She had a humungous lump on the side of her head, bleeding from her head. She was confused. She kept asking me what happened. Wasn’t making much sense. Was unable to move.”
Both the toddler and the child’s 32-year-old mother were transported to the hospital with severe injuries. They were treated and have returned home to the UK.
The family has since filed a lawsuit against Caci and Tesla Lease Trust, claiming the trust “should have known” Caci “was likely to operate the vehicle in an unsafe or reckless manner.”
“They trust that the justice system will speak for them as the case proceeds, and they believe it is important to allow the facts to be addressed in the proper forum rather than through public commentary,” their attorney, Al Lasso, said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Caci is scheduled to stand trial on April 13. He is currently out on $100,000 bail. A judge ordered him to wear an alcohol monitor and remain confined to his home until his trial.
On the night of the crash, the club promoter told one of the responding officers that he drank tequila at a nightclub but could not remember which one, according to documents.
It’s not Caci’s first brush with the law. On December 10, 2025, a police officer cited him for speeding on Galleria Drive near Ward Drive in Henderson, according to records obtained by 8 News Now. The officer “visually estimated” Caci was traveling 70 mph in a 45-mph zone; radar later clocked him at 69 mph.
Records show Caci was also ticketed in 2023 for causing a crash and in 2024 for speeding.
