Traffic
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 ...
Cracking down on cell phones behind the wheel
RENO -- Twelve thousand, two hundred and five citations were issued last year to drivers using a cell phone behind the wheel, a number the Nevada department of public safety hopes to see decrease. “It directly affects not only the driver but everyone else around them as well,” says ...
Traffic enforcement campaign reveals too many drivers still using cell phones
SPARKS -- A joint traffic operation by local law authority netted several citations and revealed that many drivers are still refusing to put their cell phones away while driving. The Sparks Police Department, teamed with Reno Police Department, the Washoe County Sheriff's Department, and the Nevada Highway Patrol, engaged ...
Overpass project sets path for finish of Carson bypass
CARSON CITY -- Granite Construction is preparing to build an overpass that will clear the way for construction of the final leg of Interstate 580 around Carson City. The freeway is scheduled for completion in 2018. Granite in March began work on a $9.5 million contract to build an ...
Zero-Tolerance Enforcement week starts Monday
RENO -- April is National Distracted Driving Month and the Nevada Highway Patrol will be implementing a zero-tolerance enforcement period next week, April 22-26, as a strict traffic safety initiative to hopefully curtail the use of hand-held phones while motorists are driving. Troopers around the Silver State are still ...
Nevada Highway Patrol awards first female trooper in the state with #1 Senior Trooper Badge
The Nevada Highway Patrol is proud to announce that Trooper Lori McGrath is the senior trooper in the Silver State, with twenty-nine years of service. In the past twenty-nine years Trooper McGrath has committed herself to being an outstanding Commercial Trooper, K-9 handler, instructor, role model, mentor, and friend. ...
2 men arrested in separate DUI-involved car chases
RENO -- Two motorists were arrested and booked into the Washoe County Detention Facility overnight for DUI and other charges after attempting to flee from troopers in two separate events. The first event took place at approximately 11:30 pm last evening when a sergeant with the Nevada Highway Patrol attempted ...
Local traffic enforcement campaign targets continued cell phone use
RENO -- The Sparks Police Department, along with Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff's Office, and Nevada Highway Patrol, are continuing an enforcement campaign centered on violations in and around intersections throughout the month of April. The violations most commonly cited are Red Light and Duty to Decrease Speed. ...
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