Vegas Club Promoter Sentenced to 8-20 Years for DUI Crash That Injured 2-Year-Old and Her Mom

A Las Vegas club promoter who plowed his Tesla into a visiting family near the Strip—critically injuring a mother and her two‑year‑old daughter—was sentenced Thursday (Oct. 15) to a prison term that could keep him incarcerated for up to two decades.

Gavin Caci, 28, appeared in Clark County District Court to be sentenced for the Feb. 8 crash that left the UK tourists with life‑altering injuries. The defendant pleaded guilty in August to multiple felony counts, including driving under the influence causing substantial bodily harm, reckless driving, and multiple charges of failing to stop after an injury crash.

Judge Tara Clark Newberry sentenced Caci to eight to 20 years and ordered him to pay $16,000 in fines. She told Caci that the crash was the predictable result of choices he did not have to make.

“There were so many opportunities to prevent this,” she said, noting he could have called a ride-share, taxi, or friend instead of driving drunk.

That Ugly Night

Prosecutors said the crash unfolded roughly half an hour after Caci took his final drink at Marquee nightclub inside The Cosmopolitan during Super Bowl weekend. A blood test taken less than two hours later showed a blood‑alcohol level of 0.22—nearly triple Nevada’s legal limit.

According to investigators, Caci left the resort in a 2026 Tesla Model Y equipped with cameras that captured the moments leading up to the crash. Footage from the rear‑view camera showed the vehicle drifting onto the sidewalk near Harmon Avenue and Audrie Lane, where Luke and Jessica Sadler and their toddler were waiting to cross the street while visiting Las Vegas for a wedding.

The impact hurled the child from her stroller and into a pole, leaving both mother and daughter with life‑threatening injuries that required weeks of hospitalization at University Medical Center.

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

Courtroom Scene

According to local reports, the courtroom was packed with nearly 30 supporters, including Caci’s parents and the mother of his three‑year‑old son. Several cried as Newberry announced his sentence. His son’s mother told the judge that the child needed his father and described how Caci had leaned heavily on his Christian faith and attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings—sometimes twice daily—since the crash.

Caci told the court he had been sober for 245 days and was trying to confront the grief of losing his older brother, which he said had fueled his drinking.

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

Defense attorney Paola Armeni argued for a far shorter sentence, saying the crash reflected catastrophic judgment rather than malice. Prosecutors sought 32 to 80 years, citing the severity of the victims’ injuries and Caci’s prior history, which includes speeding citations and a 2019 DUI arrest that did not result in a conviction.

Luke Sadler appeared remotely, reading a statement from his wife describing the terror of waking up in the hospital to their daughter screaming.

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