Traffic
Over 400 citations given for cell phone use while driving in 3 month period
RENO -- The Washoe County Sheriff's Office has issued 449 citations from January 1, 2013 through April 30, 2013 to drivers talking or texting on their handheld cell phone device. Nevada State Law prohibits the use of any handheld cell phone while driving and is punishable by fines of ...
Motorcycle fatalities remain high in Nev—Sandoval declares May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
CARSON CITY -- Thirty-seven motorcycle fatalities occurred in Nevada during 2012 according to the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety. With a continuing goal of Zero Fatalities, Governor Brian Sandoval proclaims May 2013 Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. The proclamation calls on motorcyclists and motorists to be vigilant in their efforts ...
Road construction continues on I-80
RENO -- Northbound Sparks Boulevard will be closed from Greg Street north to I-80 beginning Friday, May 3 at 6 pm to Monday, May 6, 2013 at 6 am. The closure allows construction crews to work on concrete paving improvements on Sparks Boulevard for the RTC’s SouthEast Connector Project. ...
Wild horse crashes, kills motorcycle rider
PALOMINO VALLEY -- The Washoe County Sheriff's Office patrol division and Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) investigated a fatal traffic accident involving a motorcyclist versus a wild horse in the Palomino Valley area last night at around 9. The Sheriff's Office has confirmed with the Washoe County Medical ...
Teen succumbs to injuries in Pleasant Valley crash
PLEASANT VALLEY -- The seventeen-year-old teenager involved in the single-vehicle rollover crash on Tuesday afternoon in Pleasant Valley has died from her injuries at Renown Regional Medical Center. Heather Brown was declared brain dead on Wednesday afternoon at approximately 3:06 pm, and had remained on an artificial life-support system through ...
Man crashes truck into animal clinic
CARSON CITY -- The driver of a pickup may have suffered a medical condition that caused him to crash into a Carson City veterinarian clinic Thursday afternoon on North Carson Street. Carson City Fire Department and Sheriff's Office personnel responded to the accident at Silver Hills Pet Hospital where ...
Speeding-involved motorcycle and car crash cause lane closures on IR-580
RENO -- Lunch hour got real heated while drivers on southbound IR-580 had a lengthy wait after all lanes were closed due to a crash between a motorcycle and a BMW sedan. This afternoon at around 12:15, a trooper on duty with the Nevada Highway Patrol came upon a ...
Washoe Valley teen gravely injured in Pleasant Valley rollover
PLEASANT VALLEY -- A local teen is fighting for life after the vehicle she was driving rolled over yesterday afternoon near Pleasant Valley. Yesterday afternoon at around 4, troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol were dispatched to a single-vehicle rollover accident on US 395 Alternate (US395A) near Ames Lane in ...
Elder man crashes car into home
RENO -- This afternoon a medical emergency caused an elderly man to crash his vehicle into a home on Lakeshore Today at around 12 noon, Reno Police Officers responded to the area of 3102 Eastshore Place on the report of a vehicle which had crashed into a residence. When ...
Almost 200 cited during 'Joining Forces' traffic campaign
SPARKS -- A joint effort between local law authorities during this month has resulted in close to 200 drivers cited for various infractions. From April 1st to April 22nd, the Sparks Police Department, Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff's Office, and Nevada Highway Patrol have been Joining Forces to ...
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