A man and woman were ejected and died near Boulder City early Sunday, said the Nevada Highway Patrol.
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The reopening of the roads connecting Beatty to Death Valley National Park follow severe flooding that destroyed roads in the park in August.
As of June 30, there were 390,007 specialty plates actively registered in the state, according to Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle data.
A specialized police unit created to combat reckless driving in Las Vegas has made 119 arrests and towed 149 vehicles, Sheriff Joe Lombardo said.
The crash occurred around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday on southbound U.S. Highway 95, south of Beatty.
Nevada saw 382 traffic fatalities in 2021, marking the deadliest year on roadways since 2006, according to preliminary data.
Through November, there have been 349 crash-related fatalities, trailing 2007’s total of 373 deaths, according to the Nevada State Police.
Southern Nevada residents should brace for a presidential size headache on area roads Thursday as Vice President Mike Pence is slated to visit Boulder City for a campaign rally.
The Office of Traffic Safety on Thursday reported decreases in the number of fatal crashes in Nevada during March and April compared to last year.
There were 12 fatal crashes resulting in as many deaths on Nevada roads in March, down 48 percent compared to March 2019’s 23 deaths.
Through the first nine months of 2019, roadway deaths in Nevada are down 26 percent with September seeing 15 fewer crash-related fatalities compared to 2018.
Crash fatalities are 23 percent below the same point last year, with in 147 deaths on the state roads through July.
Nevada roadways have seen a year-over-year dip in crash-related deaths through the first two months of 2019, though the number of pedestrian death is up sharply over the period.
Another small segment of Interstate 11 is scheduled to open Feb. 1, when motorists will be allowed to drive in the northbound lanes between Silverline Road and Foothill Drive, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation.
Dignitaries from across the state celebrated the kickoff Thursday morning of Project Neon, the $1.5 billion Spaghetti Bowl redesign project expected to reduce accidents and add traffic lanes to the state’s busiest highway interchange.
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