Two children are dead after a crash on northbound Interstate 15, near mile marker 100 and Carp Elgin Road, involving multiple vehicles.
Dangerous Driving
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.
Nikki Serrat faces charges including possessing, receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle, duty to stop at the scene of an accident and reckless driving.
A woman with a criminal history was arrested after a crash involving a stolen car left two children dead, police said.
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.
A suspect accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian told investigators that she had struck construction equipment, according to her arrest report.
Mark Arreola, 41, who police say drove 91 mph in a 35 mph zone, faces a reckless driving charge.
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.
Jason Brewis, 39, faces a charge of reckless driving.
It’s the latest effort to rid Southern Nevada streets of would-be stunt drivers and their so-called street takeovers, police say.