Driver arrested, accused of trying to hit Nevada trooper

Nevada Highway Patrol arrested a driver Sunday accused of trying to hit a trooper near Primm.

Agency spokeswoman Ashlee Wellman said a trooper reported Sunday afternoon that he was pursuing a vehicle that had tried to hit him on southbound Interstate 15.

To stop the vehicle, Highway Patrol used stop sticks, which are thrown into a traffic lane to puncture a car’s tires.

The damage brought the car to a stop near mile marker 1, just before the California border. The driver was taken into custody without incident, Wellman said.

No other information was immediately available.

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