A crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck in the southwest valley on Saturday turned deadly for one, Nevada Highway Patrol said in an email.
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The motorcyclist was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed on Washington Avenue near Rancho Drive just after 8 p.m. when he hit a car, police said.
The man was struck by a pickup truck heading south on Boulder Highway between Missouri and Hamilton avenues just after 5:20 p.m., police said.
Zoox’s Las Vegas robotaxi service is back in operations after a multiday pause in passenger rides.
Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop project received its first building permit in the city of Las Vegas’ jurisdiction, after five years of operations in Clark County.
Police said the dirt bike rider was traveling at a high rate of speed while popping a wheelie when a truck entered the roadway.
The project to remodel Boulder Highway will add bus lanes to the middle of the road, bus stops within the median, reduce traffic lanes and improve sidewalks, among other changes.
This week will see the final race surface paving taking place on Koval Lane between Rochelle Avenue and Westchester Drive.
Construction and debris removal continue as Mount Charleston works to recover from Tropical Storm Hilary.
Updated traffic fatality numbers for 2022 in Nevada have now made last year one of the deadliest ever on roads in the state.
Road work includes a median repair, cleaning out drainage culverts and several miles of shoulder repair in both directions.
Police said two people died after being trapped inside a burning car that caught fire from a streetlamp post.
More traffic disruptions are scheduled for Interstate 15 near Tropicana Avenue.
Nevada State Police reported a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 95 early Thursday morning.
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The motorcyclist was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed on Washington Avenue near Rancho Drive just after 8 p.m. when he hit a car, police said.
Zoox’s Las Vegas robotaxi service is back in operations after a multiday pause in passenger rides.
Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop project received its first building permit in the city of Las Vegas’ jurisdiction, after five years of operations in Clark County.
The crash happened at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday in the eastbound lanes of the I-215 at Jones Boulevard in the southern Las Vegas Valley, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
