Nevada is one of a few states lacking a “dram shop” law that allows people to sue a business for overserving a patron that causes a DUI crash.
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Businesses, which face no liability for overserving patrons who cause DUI crashes, rely on alcohol awareness training as a preventive measure.
Last year saw 381 traffic-related deaths on roads around the state, marking the first time since 2021 that number did not surpass the 400 mark.
Accordng to police, the sedan was first spotted near Charleston Boulevard. The car was weaving through traffic, passing on the shoulder and at one point sparking as it sped down the freeway.
Six people were killed in separate crashes on Las Vegas Valley roads in the four-day span from Saturday to Tuesday, including four pedestrians, an e-scooter rider and a truck driver.
About two dozen east Las Vegas residents met with Las Vegas police and Clark County government officials at a community center to discuss the problem.
Parents who have lost their children in fatal collisions said they felt that if even one life were saved by a traffic camera, it would be a worthwhile venture that ought to trump expectations of privacy on the road.
Silver State roads have seen 200 deaths through June 30, 12 percent higher than the 178 fatalities seen through June last year, according to data from the Nevada Department of Public Safety.
‘Largest break possible’: Body cam shows driver was ticketed hours before fatal crash near Summerlin
Fahid Amin, 35, has been charged with DUI and reckless driving in connection to a fatal crash east of Summerlin on Nov. 12.
“This isn’t one that we don’t know what the fix is,” Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft said. “We know that when people drive a little bit slower, less people die.”
Safety experts hoped decriminalizing traffic offenses would lead to fewer speeding tickets being reduced to parking violations, but that doesn’t appear to have happened.
Updated traffic fatality numbers for 2022 in Nevada have now made last year one of the deadliest ever on roads in the state.
It’s the latest effort to rid Southern Nevada streets of would-be stunt drivers and their so-called street takeovers, police say.
More than 340 children were injured by crashes within a quarter-mile of Clark County school campuses, during hours immediately before and after classes, state data shows. CCSD numbers are much lower. Here’s why.
A Review-Journal investigation showed over 200,000 tickets were pleaded down to parking violations between 2017 and 2021, a policy that concerns state safety officials.