'There's bodies everywhere': Las Vegas police release grim 911 calls after car crash killed nine, including family of seven: Career criminal, 59, 'sped through red light at 100mph'

  • North Las Vegas police released harrowing 911 calls reporting deadly six-car pileup on January 29 
  • High-speed crash caused by career criminal Gary Robinson, 59, killed him and his passenger, along with seven members of one family 
  • Frantic witnesses told 911 dispatchers there were 'bodies everywhere' 
  • Several callers reported seeing a young child, who they said was dead
  • Crash killed Fernando Yeshua Mejia, 5; Adrian Zacarias, 10; Lluvia Daylenn Zacarias, 13; Bryan Axel Zacarias, 15; Gabriel Mejia-Barrera, 23; David Mejia-Barrera, 25; and Jose Zacarias Caldera, 35
  • Family were on their way to lunch when police say Robinson's Dodge Challenger going 100mph slammed into their van 
  • Robinson had extensive criminal record dating back to 1998 including charges of speeding, the last of which was charged in December 2021 

North Las Vegas police have released a dozen harrowing 911 calls from last week's deadly six-car pileup that killed nine people, including a family of seven with four children.

'There's bodies everywhere. Adults and children. Come fast,' one horrified onlooker told an emergency dispatcher shortly after the collision on Commerce Avenue in Las Vegas last Saturday.

'Oh my God. My God! Get down, it’s a kid, it’s a kid, Don’t look!' another 911 caller said in Spanish.

A third bystander witnessing the carnage cried out on the call: 'Oh, my God we need paramedics. There’s a baby. It’s dead.'

North Las Vegas police have released a dozen harrowing 911 calls reporting a deadly six-car pileup that took place on January 29

North Las Vegas police have released a dozen harrowing 911 calls reporting a deadly six-car pileup that took place on January 29 

The crash claimed the lives of seven members of Erlinda Zacarias' (pictured in foreground) family, including (L to R) Bryan Axel Zacarias, 15 (pictured next to his dad); Lluvia Daylenn Zacarias, 13; Adrian Zacarias, 10, and Fernando Yeshua Mejia, 5

The crash claimed the lives of seven members of Erlinda Zacarias' (pictured in foreground) family, including (L to R) Bryan Axel Zacarias, 15 (pictured next to his dad); Lluvia Daylenn Zacarias, 13; Adrian Zacarias, 10, and Fernando Yeshua Mejia, 5

Also killed were the kids' two adult stepbrothers and an uncle, identified as Gabriel Mejia-Barrera, 23; David Mejia-Barrera, 25; and Jose Zacarias Caldera, 35

Police said the horror crash was caused by Gary Robinson, 59, a career criminal with a lengthy history of speeding charges, who blew through a red light at 100mph and smashed his Dodge Challenger into several vehicles.

The driver of the Dodge Challenger that caused the crash, Gary Dean Robinson, 59, pictured, of North Las Vegas , was also pronounced dead at the scene

The driver of the Dodge Challenger that caused the crash, Gary Dean Robinson, 59, pictured, of North Las Vegas , was also pronounced dead at the scene

Robinson and his passenger Tanaga Ravel Miller, 46, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The chain-reaction pileup also killed a family of seven: Fernando Yeshua Mejia, 5; Adrian Zacarias, 10; Lluvia Daylenn Zacarias, 13; Bryan Axel Zacarias, 15; Gabriel Mejia-Barrera, 23; David Mejia-Barrera, 25; and Jose Zacarias Caldera, 35.

The parents of the children who died were not in the van with them. The siblings were on their way to lunch with their adult stepbrothers and an uncle when the crash happened.  

In the moments after the accident, the local emergency dispatch center was flooded with more than a dozen 911 calls from witnesses describing the shocking scene and begging to send help.

'It’s a lot of people dead,' one horrified caller told a dispatcher. 'Inside the car, outside the car.'

The pileup took place at 3pm on Saturday at the intersection of Commerce and Cheyenne avenues in Las Vegas

The pileup took place at 3pm on Saturday at the intersection of Commerce and Cheyenne avenues in Las Vegas

Six cars were involved in the accident, which, in addition to the fatalities, also left four people injured

Six cars were involved in the accident, which, in addition to the fatalities, also left four people injured 

People calling 911 reported seeing 'a baby' dead on the ground, likely referring to the 5-year-old victim. A makeshift memorial of candles and teddy bears is seen at the scene of the crash

People calling 911 reported seeing 'a baby' dead on the ground, likely referring to the 5-year-old victim. A makeshift memorial of candles and teddy bears is seen at the scene of the crash 

A frantic woman said on a 911 call that there was a child at the scene, likely referring to the youngest member of the family of seven. 

'Oh my God, is that a baby? Oh my God, is that a baby?' she exclaimed.

The dispatcher asked: 'what? What’s going on?'

She replied: 'we need paramedics! There’s a baby! Oh my God!

The dispatcher inquired again: 'what’s wrong with the baby?'

The woman responded: 'I don’t know... It’s just an accident I can’t explain it please! Hurry!

When pressed about the condition of the child, the caller said: 'It’s so many people flying out of the car there, out the car. It’s four cars. Commerce and Cheyenne Avenue.' 

Another witness similarly reported when summoning help: 'It’s a lot of people. Come on. Oh my god, oh my god. There’s a lot of people on the floor.' 

Tanaga Ravel Miller, 46, also died
Tanaga Ravel Miller, 46, was also killed

Tanaga Ravel Miller, 46, of North Las Vegas, seen above in in both pictures died while riding in a Dodge Challenger driven by Gary Dean Robinson, 59,

The family of seven had just left Craig Ranch Regional Park and were heading to a buffet for a weekly lunch when their van was struck by Craig Robinson's speeding Dodge Challenger, with the devastating impact pushing the wreckage into four additional vehicles and leaving four people injured.

'We have not seen a mass casualty traffic collision like this before,' North Las Vegas Police spokesman Alexander Cuevas told reporters at a press briefing that night. 

Robinson had a history of speeding and reckless driving as well as a more violent past.

ROBINSON'S RAP SHEET 

October 1998: Assault with a deadly weapon (felony)

January 1999: Possession of cocaine (felony)

February 2002: Disorderly conduct (misdemeanor)

January 2004: Sale of cocaine (felony)

March 2004: Battery, domestic violence (misdemeanor)

June 2005: Drug possession (felony)

November 2006: Resisting a public officer, battery, tampering with a vehicle (felony)

October 2008: Open container in a vehicle, driving on a suspended/revoked license (misdemeanor)

November 2008: Battery on a police officer with substantial bodily harm, battery on a police officer/school employee (felony)

May 2017: Speeding, 11-20 mph over speed limit

December 2021: Speeding violation, 1-10 mph over speed limit

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Last December, Robinson was charged with speeding when he was traveling up to 10mph over the limit, according to court records.

He was scheduled to be in Las Vegas Municipal Court on Monday for sentencing on the speeding ticket after pleading guilty.

His past reveals the life of a career criminal, including charges of assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, drug offenses, battery - and several speeding tickets that resulted in his license having been suspended.

Robinson had an extensive criminal history, according to court records dating to 1998, when he was cited for drug possession and assault.

In 2004, Robinson was busted for selling cocaine to an undercover Las Vegas Metropolitan Police detective.

Court documents show he pleaded guilty to possession, but violated the conditions of his probation and was sent to jail for 30 days in 2007.

Robinson also pleaded guilty to battery in a domestic violence case in 2004.

Four years later, in November 2008, Robinson got into a fight with bailiffs at drug court after Judge Joe Bonaventure ordered him to be sent to jail for two days.

Robinson rushed towards the judge's bench with bailiffs Tazing him three times as he tried to flee the courtroom.

In 2008, Robinson pleaded guilty to having an open container and driving with a revoked or suspended license on the Las Vegas Strip.

And in 2017, he was charged with speeding when he had been going 20mph over the limit. 

Meanwhile, Erlinda Zacarias and Jesus Mejia Santan, were left to mourn their children, the youngest of whom, Fernando, was five years old. 

'He and I have to live for each other, because we have nothing to live for. Our world has ended,' Erlinda said. 

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