Impaired Vegas Club Promoter Mows Down UK Mom and Toddler Near Strip, Flees

• Gavin Caci, a self-described Las Vegas club promoter with Tao Group Hospitality, is charged with DUI and fleeing the scene of an accident after striking a family of three visiting from the UK near the Strip
• A mother and her two-year-old daughter remain in critical condition with “potentially life-threatening” injuries
• Caci was arrested at Topgolf, after a witness followed his fleeing 2026 Tesla

A catastrophic hit-and-run near the Las Vegas Strip on Super Bowl Sunday has left a visiting family from the United Kingdom shattered. Gavin Caci, a 28-year-old Las Vegas resident, stands accused of striking a mother and her toddler with his vehicle before fleeing the scene. Caci’s Linkedin page lists him as a VIP nightclub liaison and host with Tao Group Hospitality.

At approximately 7:35 p.m. on February 8, 2026, according to Las Vegas police, Caci crashed his grey 2026 Tesla Model Y into the rear of a Chevrolet Trax driven by Yurdenia Velazco-Hernandez, a 35-year-old Las Vegas resident who was stopped at a red light near Harmon Avenue and Audrie Lane.

The force of the collision redirected Caci’s Tesla onto the south sidewalk lining eastbound Harmon, where it struck a family of three visiting from the United Kingdom and waiting to cross the street.

An unidentified 43-year-old woman, and the two-year-old girl she was pushing in her stroller, are both in critical condition at University Medical Center with brain bleeds. The toddler also suffered “life-threatening” skull fractures, and police say that EMS had to initiate “life-saving” measures on scene.

The toddler’s 38-year-old father and Velazco-Hernandez suffered only minor injuries.

Caci, the only person involved who was not physically harmed, fled the scene but was followed by a witness to the nearby Topgolf parking lot at 4627 Koval Lane. Here, he was arrested by Las Vegas police, who reported that he “showed signs of impairment.”

Caci faces:

• Two counts of DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm
• Two counts of reckless driving
• Four counts of failing to stop at the scene of an accident

During a Monday morning court hearing, Caci was ordered held without bail. His defense team was granted a continuance to review the evidence, and his next appearance is scheduled for Wednesday, February 11, 2026.