One law enforcement official says the numbers would be much higher – maybe thousands more – if staffing within the Nevada Highway Patrol wasn’t at “critically low levels.
Dangerous Driving
The six-vehicle crash that left nine dead in North Las Vegas took “everything” from Erlinda Zacarias and her husband, Jesus Mejia-Santana, who lost four biological children.
The motorist who caused a North Las Vegas crash that killed nine people, including himself, pleaded guilty to speeding nine days earlier.
The Maltese poodle was nowhere to be found after the crash that left nine dead in North Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon, but community volunteers located her on Sunday.
North Las Vegas Police called it the deadliest wreck on valley roads in recent history. Seven members of one North Las Vegas family are among the dead.
Nevada saw 382 traffic fatalities in 2021, marking the deadliest year on roadways since 2006, according to preliminary data.