Vegas Club Promoter Sentenced to 8 to 20 Years for DUI Crash That Injured Mother and Child

A Las Vegas nightclub promoter was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 15 to up to 20 years in prison for crashing his Tesla into a family near the Strip, critically injuring a mother and her 2-year-old daughter while driving under the influence.

Gavin Caci, 28, appeared in Clark County District Court for sentencing following the Feb. 8 crash that left visiting UK tourists with life-altering injuries. Caci pleaded guilty in August to multiple felony counts, including driving under the influence resulting in substantial bodily harm, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident involving injury.

Clark County District Judge Tara Clark Newberry sentenced Caci to eight to 20 years in state prison and ordered him to pay $16,000 in fines, telling the defendant the crash was the predictable outcome of preventable choices.

“There were so many opportunities to prevent this,” Newberry said, noting Caci could have called a ride-share service, taxi, or friend instead of driving intoxicated.

Crash Details and Evidence

Prosecutors said the crash unfolded approximately 30 minutes after Caci took his final drink at Marquee Nightclub inside The Cosmopolitan during Super Bowl weekend. A blood test drawn less than two hours after the incident revealed a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.22%—nearly triple Nevada’s legal limit of 0.08%.

According to investigators, Caci left the resort in a 2026 Tesla Model Y equipped with onboard cameras that captured the moments leading up to the collision. Rear-view camera footage showed the vehicle drifting onto the sidewalk near Harmon Avenue and Audrie Lane, striking Luke and Jessica Sadler and their 2-year-old daughter, who were waiting to cross the street while visiting Las Vegas for a wedding.

The impact threw the toddler from her stroller into a streetlight pole, inflicting life-threatening injuries on both mother and daughter that required weeks of intensive care at University Medical Center.

Despite operating the vehicle with a shredded front tire, Caci continued driving for several minutes before stopping in the Topgolf parking lot on Koval Lane, where a witness who followed him alerted police. Caci initially pleaded not guilty before entering a guilty plea months later.

Sentencing Arguments

The courtroom was filled with nearly 30 of Caci’s supporters, including his parents and the mother of his 3-year-old son. Addressing the court, Caci stated he had maintained sobriety for 245 days and was attempting to confront the grief of losing his older brother, which he claimed fueled his heavy drinking.

“I’m not offering excuses,” Caci said. “I’m trying to become someone who never repeats this harm.”

Defense attorney Paola Armeni argued for a lighter sentence, asserting the crash stemmed from catastrophic judgment rather than malice. Prosecutors argued for a 32-to-80-year sentence, emphasizing the severity of the victims’ injuries and Caci’s driving record, which includes prior speeding citations and a 2019 DUI arrest that did not result in a conviction.

Luke Sadler appeared remotely, reading a victim impact statement on behalf of his wife that detailed waking up in the trauma unit to her daughter screaming.

The Sadler family has since returned to the UK and filed a civil lawsuit against Caci and Tesla Lease Trust, alleging negligent entrustment.