October 27, 2026 - 2:04 pm

A Goodsprings judge set bail at $25,000 for a woman accused of being high on methamphetamine and marijuana when she crashed her SUV into a concrete wall on Interstate 15 and killed her 7-year-old daughter.

Natalie Muriel Rodriguez , who sat in a wheelchair, appeared remotely from the Clark County Detention Center. She has been charged with driving under the influence resulting in death and two counts of child abuse or neglect, court records show.

Justice of the Peace Larry Shupe read Rodriguez her charges and her rights.

Prosecutor Michael Giles said there was high likelihood that Rodriguez, who admitted to driving and using marijuana before the crash, would be convicted.

“Investigating officers believe she was impaired, and tests of her blood showed levels of methamphetamine — and marijuana delta nine at 10 times the old standard per se limit,” Giles said.

He asked Shupe to set Rodriguez’s bail at $100,000, but her public defender, Jessica Smith-Peterson, said that amount…