Motorists graded on safety — VIDEO
Las Vegas police, Nevada Highway Patrol and Clark County school police joined to enforce right of way at the intersection Nellis and Cedar, near Richie Rundle Elementary, a school named for a child killed as a pedestrian. Patrick Connolly/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Officer Robert Mayer of the Clark County School District Police and Shae Moore, an EMT with Community Ambulance, cross Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Multiple police departments joined together for an event, "Grad in the Crosswalk" to enforce pedestrian safety. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
A car passes as Officer Robert Mayer of the Clark County School District Police and Shae Moore, an EMT with Community Ambulance, cross Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Multiple police departments joined together for an event, "Grad in the Crosswalk" to enforce pedestrian safety. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
A pedestrian fist bumps a police officer while crossing Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Multiple police departments joined together for an event, "Grad in the Crosswalk" to enforce pedestrian safety. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Officer Anthony Gaspardi of the Clark County School District Police gives a motorist a ticket on Nellis Boulevard on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Multiple police departments joined together for an event, "Grad in the Crosswalk" to enforce pedestrian safety. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Sgt.Peter Kisfalvi of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police uses a radar gun to find speeding motorists at the intersection of Nellis Boulevard and Cedar Avenue on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Multiple police departments joined together for an event, "Grad in the Crosswalk" to enforce pedestrian safety. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Officer Robert Mayer of the Clark County School District Police urges a motorist to slow down while crossing Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Multiple police departments joined together for an event, "Grad in the Crosswalk" to enforce pedestrian safety. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Officer Robert Mayer of the Clark County School District Police puts a graduation cap on Melanie Bangle, a paramedic with Community Ambulance, at the intersection of Nellis Boulevard and Cedar Avenue in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Multiple police departments joined together for an event, "Grad in the Crosswalk" to enforce pedestrian safety. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Officer Robert Mayer of the Clark County School District Police, Shae Moore, center, and Melanie Bangle with Community Ambulance, wave to a pedestrian as they cross Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Multiple police departments joined together for an event, "Grad in the Crosswalk" to enforce pedestrian safety. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Officer Darryl Layne of the Clark County School District Police waits with other officers near the intersection of Nellis Boulevard and Cedar Avenue in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Multiple police departments joined together for an event, "Grad in the Crosswalk" to enforce pedestrian safety. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Cars whiz by on Nellis Boulevard as Officer Robert Mayer of the Clark County School District Police and Shae Moore, an EMT with Community Ambulance, begin to cross at the intersection of Nellis and Cedar Avenue in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Multiple police departments joined together for an event, "Grad in the Crosswalk" to enforce pedestrian safety. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie
Updated May 30, 2017 - 10:14 pm
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada Highway Patrol and Clark County School District police joined to enforce right of way at the intersection Nellis Boulevard and Cedar Avenue, near Rundle Elementary, a school named for a child killed as a pedestrian.
Since January 2017, 31 pedestrians have been killed and law enforcement groups are working to spread awareness to reduce that number.
Community partners supporting the event included Community Ambulance, Center for Traffic Safety Research, Zero Fatalities and Vulnerable Road Users Project.
