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UPDATE 12:56PM: According to the Nevada Highway Patrol via Twitter, the crash involved a wrong way driver.
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UPDATE 12:30PM: According to a Carson City Fire Department battalion chief, three people were transported to the hospital. One person was flown by Care Flight and two others were taken by ground ambulance to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center in Reno. The eastbound lane of Highway 50 was reopened at 12:30 p.m. The westbound lane remains closed. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called late Monday morning to a crash involving multiple vehicles in the 5000 block of Highway 50 East.

UPDATE: This matter is under investigation. According to NHP a man was on an ATV and for an unknown reason he was dismounted from the ATV and struck by two vehicles. The drivers of the two vehicles pulled over. NHP is investigating that the ATV driver was initially hit earlier by a vehicle, that fled the scene and that the victim was hit again by the two other vehicles (which then stopped.) We will update as more information becomes available.
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The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting a pedestrian fatality that happened Sunday night in the area of Highway 50 and Mark Twain Avenue in Dayton.

An NHP spokeswoman said the rider of an ATV had dismounted from the vehicle and was in a travel lane when he was struck by two vehicles.

An elderly driver involved in a single vehicle crash that happened New Year's Eve in Genoa died Monday at a local area hospital, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

At the first school board meeting of the year Tuesday, Jan. 14, Mike Walker was named the newest president of the Carson City School District Board of Trustees. He replaced former President Stacie Wilke-McCulloch, as the school board’s leader.

Law enforcement agencies statewide are joining forces and focusing on distracted drivers now through Jan. 24, 2020. The Nevada Highway Patrol will be working diligently to urge motorists to keep their eyes on the road and put away cell phones or other items that cause distractions.

A 77-year-old Washington State man has been identified in a fatal vehicle crash that happened early Saturday on US Highway 50 in Fallon, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

UPDATE 12:47PM: According to NHP the driver is suspected of multiple hit-and-runs in Reno. The freeway is now open.
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A vehicle pursuit that began in Washoe County ended on the I-580 freeway near Arrowhead in Carson City on Wednesday morning in which two people were taken into custody.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Tuesday afternoon to a vehicle crash in the area of I-580 near Spooner Junction.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Sunday afternoon to a vehicle crash near in the Intersection of Roop and Fairview.

UPDATE 1:14PM: From the Washoe County Sheriff's Office: WCSO deputies just arrested Amador County fugitive Sean Purdy. He was arrested north of Sand Harbor near Incline Village. Sheriff Balaam expressed his deep appreciation to all the deputies and investigators from multiple agencies who have tenaciously worked for the safety of the community during the past 12 hours.
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UPDATE: Law enforcement from Washoe County and throughout the region are searching for a man thought to be in the Incline Village area who is wanted in connection with a homicide.

Carson City Fire Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Tuesday afternoon to a vehicle crash south of Spooner Junction on Highway 395.

On Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, at approximately 8:23 p.m., Nevada Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to a single vehicle versus a pedestrian on Interstate 80 at mile marker 4, in the Boomtown area.

A preliminary investigation shows a silver Nissan Pathfinder was traveling westbound on IR-80 in the far right travel lane. A pedestrian was standing on the westbound paved outside shoulder of IR-80.

Carson City Fire Department, Nevada Highway Patrol and sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday afternoon to a vehicle crash on Highway 50 East near Lompa Lane.

As Carson City and northern Nevada area residents make plans to celebrate the coming holidays, the Nevada Highway Patrol and other Nevada law enforcement agencies ask that you make sure those plans include alternatives to driving under the influence.

Carson City Fire Department, the Nevada Highway Patrol and sheriff's deputies were called late Thursday afternoon to a vehicle crash near the intersection of Highway 50 East and Fairview Drive.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Wednesday evening to a single vehicle rollover on Highway 50 West, Spooner near the area of Golf Club Drive.

The first big snow storm of the winter season arrived overnight and into Wednesday morning bringing snow to the valley floor and Sierra, causing travel headaches for many Thanksgiving holiday motorists with any number of accidents, fender benders and spinouts.

More vehicle crashes on Highway 50 West at Spooner to report: Tahoe-Douglas Fire, Nevada Highway Patrol and Carson City sheriff's deputies were called to a crash late Tuesday afternoon on Highway 50 West near the top of Spooner.

Rescue units from Tahoe-Douglas, the Nevada Highway Patrol and Carson City sheriff's deputies were called Tuesday afternoon to a vehicle rollover in the eastbound lane of Highway 50 West halfway up Spooner. The driver was not seriously injured. Traffic has been reduced to one lane.

UPDATE 7PM: According to NHP, there were two crashes that happened this evening in the area of I-580 and Fairview, northbound lane just after 5:30 p.m. Both crashes were non-injury, however, northbound I-580 was closed briefly. It was re-opened at around 7 p.m. Meanwhile, CCSO reports separate crashes that happened later, just after 6 p.m. One in the 4300 block of South Carson and the other, off of Clearview. Both crashes were non-injury but did affected traffic. The cause of all the crashes are under investigation.

UPDATE 6:58PM: NHP responded to two separate vehicle accidents in the area of Highway 395 and Stephanie Way in Douglas County early Thursday evening. No serious injuries were reported in the crashes. Northbound traffic flow has resumed.
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The Nevada Highway Patrol and emergency crews from East Fork Fire and Carson City were called early Thursday evening to a traffic accident in the northbound lane of Highway 395 near Stephanie Way in Johnson Lane area of Douglas County.

UPDATE 9:46PM: The condition of the male pedestrian, approximately 29 years of age, is unknown at this time, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office sergeant. He was taken by ambulance to Renown Medical Center in Reno. The driver in the accident was not impaired, according to the sergeant. The Nevada Highway Patrol is assisting in the investigation.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies responded Tuesday evening to a vehicle accident involving a pedestrian near the 2500 block of North Carson Street.

Carson City Sheriff's Office will join Nevada’s law enforcement agencies participating in the Joining Forces program by increasing seat belt enforcement efforts throughout the state.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Department of Public Safety Director George Togliatti announced the appointment of Daniel Solow as Colonel of the Nevada Highway Patrol effective Monday, Nov. 8, 2019.

Colonel Solow was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in December 2017 and has been with the Department since 1995, beginning his career with the Nevada DPS as a Trooper serving the Laughlin/Searchlight district. The previous NHP Colonel, John O'Rourke, retired in August 2019.

UPDATE 8:56PM: The 60-year-old male pedestrian in Tuesday evening's accident was flown to Renown Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, according to CCSO. The driver of the vehicle that struck him was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Drugs and alcohol are not suspected. NHP is investigating a separate incident, a hit and run crash, in which a vehicle struck a parked CCSO patrol vehicle and then fled the scene. The parked patrol vehicle was on the scene of the pedestrian crash.
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UPDATE 7:57PM: North Carson Street is now open for traffic.

UPDATE: The highway was re-opened in both directions at around 7 p.m. The cause is under investigation.
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A vehicle crash late Tuesday afternoon involving a motorcycle and SUV that caused serious injury has shut down traffic on US-95A near Silver Springs, according to the The Nevada Highway Patrol.

UPDATE: NHP said it had all lanes cleared at 7:45 p.m. Sunday. The cause of the two-vehicle crash is under investigation.
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The Nevada Highway Patrol reports a serious injury crash late Sunday afternoon has shut down both eastbound and westbound lanes of Highway 50 near Tall Pines Road in the Glenbrook area at Lake Tahoe.

RENO — The Nevada Department of Public Safety commissioned the state's newest Peace Officers at the Academy 86 graduation ceremony held Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Galena High School Theater.

Of the 17 graduates, 11 will join the Nevada DPS, Parole and Probation Division and 6 will join the Nevada DPS, Highway Patrol Division. The new Peace Officers will be assigned statewide.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified the victim in a fatal single vehicle rollover that happened Saturday, Nov. 2 on State Route 439 in Lyon County.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Dayton man as the victim in Saturday's fatal crash involving three vehicles on Highway 50 and Deer Run Road in Carson City.