Nevada Highway Patrol

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Thursday morning to a vehicle rollover crash with injuries in the area of Highway 50 East and Airport Road.

The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash that killed a 20-year-old Yerington woman early Saturday morning.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and Nevada Highway Patrol responded Monday morning to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 50 East and Empire Ranch Road near the Post Office.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called late Tuesday afternoon to a rollover crash on I-580 near Lakeview Hill north of Carson City.

Heading into Tuesday Aug. 6, which means the safest family celebration of the year at the 17th annual Carson City National Night Out. This is an event like no other, where agencies who work in areas of public health and safety gather at Mills Park to meet with Carson City residents. This event features 3 hours of information booths, games, demonstrations, food and fun. Also happening Tuesday is a free robotics mini-camp for kids in nearby Silver City, Reciprocity Inc. will host a fundraiser at Rustically Divine, there's the Culinary Traveler’s Club's Polynesian Paradise featured at Bleu Café; the Carson City Classic Cinema Club will feature a Sci-Fi favorite at the BAC, plus fitness outings and more. Hug your children. Enjoy.

National Night Out, one of Carson City’s largest summer celebrations, is returning Tuesday, Aug. 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mills Park for its 17th year. And by all indications, it will be the biggest yet.

National Night Out is a way for residents to meet those who serve and protect our community as well as agencies that provide services, especially in areas of public health and safety. Agencies such as Search and Rescue, Health and Human Services, Care Flight, Advocates to End Domestic Violence, Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Carson City Fire Department, Nevada Highway Patrol, Department of Wildlife, agency advocates and dozens more.

A suspect who was in a standoff for several hours with law enforcement on Saturday is dead and an infant that was being held hostage is safe, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.

The Nevada Highway Patrol and other Nevada law enforcement agencies participating in the Joining Forces program are urging pedestrians and drivers alike to be aware of each other at all times and share the road responsibly. From August 5th through 16th, the Joining Forces law enforcement team will be issuing citations to pedestrians and motorists who are violating traffic safety laws.

The Nevada Highway Patrol, Reno Police Department, and Sparks Police Department combined resources July 26 through 28, 2019, to conduct regional DUI enforcement. Over the course of two days, the multi-agency Northern Nevada DUI Strike Team patrolled in discreetly-marked ‘ghost’ vehicles during the hours of increased impaired driving rates in an effort to detect and apprehend impaired drivers.

Two transients, a male and female, were arrested in the 3000 block of Oak Ridge Drive early Saturday morning, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

On Friday, July 12, 2019, at approximately 8:45 AM, NHP Troopers were dispatched to IR-80 and Vista Boulevard for a road rage incident and hit-and-run crash involving three vehicles.

Law enforcement agencies statewide will be joining forces and focusing on distracted drivers from July 22 through August 4, 2019. 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.

The Nevada Highway Patrol arrested a 23-year-old Incline Village man Tuesday following a road rage incident in which the suspect allegedly fired a bb gun at another vehicle, shattering a window.

On Monday, July 8, 2019, at approximately 4:55 p.m., a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper observed a road rage incident on IR-80 and the West McCarran eastbound off-ramp in Reno.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a California man who died in a July 3 crash involving two commercial big rigs in Mineral County.

NHP says Dario Baez, 53, of Madera died in the crash that happened at around midnight, July 3, on US-6 and Mineral County mile marker 4, near Montgomery Pass.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Sacramento woman who died in a crash that happened on Thursday, July 4 on IR-80 and Verdi.

UPDATE 8:51PM: I-580 has been cleared for traffic in both directions at Bowers Mansion, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation. Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District has revised the size of the fire to 12.5 acres.
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UPDATE 8PM: Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District says the Temelec Fire, now contained, was likely caused by a car fire. Multiple agencies responded including Carson City Fire Department, BLM, Reno Fire Department, Sparks Fire Department, and the U.S. Forest Service. Four aircraft supported fire suppression. Officials say the aim is to have northbound I-580 at Bowers Mansion opened by 8:30 p.m.

Starting on July 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm until the morning of July 5, 2019, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office wants to report that a total of 33 arrests were made during the 4th of July holiday.

On Tuesday evening just after 5 p.m. a vehicle and semi-truck collision left Highway 50 momentarily grid locked near the Maverick Station.

According to Trooper Hannah DeGoey of Nevada Highway Patrol, by 5:30 p.m. roadways were clear and two people were transported to the hospital for minor injuries.

According to Carson Now reader Melinda Cash, the road was blocked by the collision but other motorists were able to go around the wreck on the dirt access roads.

The Nevada Highway Patrol is partnering with the California Highway Patrol’s Valley Division and Golden Gate Divisions to participate in an “I-80 Challenge.” This effort aims to reduce speeding drivers along Interstate 80 from San Francisco, Calif. to the Nevada/Utah Stateline from Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at 6:01 p.m. through Sunday, July 7, at 11:59 p.m.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received information Monday from the Nevada Highway Patrol they were in pursuit of a Dodge Challenger driven by a suspect from Sundays shooting in Reno.

UPDATE 3:20PM: KTVN Channel 2 is reporting that the suspect caught in Douglas County following a vehicle pursuit was a possible suspect in a shooting that happened in Reno. It was previously reported via law enforcement agencies and alerted through dispatch that the suspect was wanted for homicide. Reno Police tells KTVN that the victim is being treated at the hospital at this time.
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UPDATE 1:35PM: The female involved in the vehicle pursuit was detained at 1:33 p.m. She was last seen in the area of Airport Road and Highway 395.
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UPDATE 1:10PM: Douglas County Sheriff's Office advises the suspect in the vehicle pursuit is in custody in the area of Dresslerville and Highway 88. A female who was with the suspect got out of the vehicle prior to the stop. She was last seen in the area of Airport and Highway 395.
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The Nevada Highway Patrol, Douglas County sheriff's and Carson City sheriff's deputies were involved Monday afternoon in a high speed vehicle pursuit southbound on Highway 395.

Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies made arrests Sunday on Highway 50 West near Spooner Junction for multiple felony charges including drug trafficking and warrants for robbery and extortion.

MONDAY UPDATE: The incident has been updated to reflect the names and charges of those involved. See the report here.
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Westbound Highway 50 was closed briefly at Spooner Junction early Sunday evening after a report of a man with a rifle running on the roadway. Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol arrested the man at gunpoint and recovered a rifle.

One-third of fatal crashes nationwide involve speeding, a statistic that is prompting local law enforcement officers to crack down on aggressive drivers and speeders in Nevada. Nevada law enforcement officers are joining forces to increase high-visibility patrols now through July 14, 2019, for motorists exceeding the speed limit.

UPDATE 4:24PM: The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting a fatality in the rollover that happened Sunday afternoon near Dayton. The single occupant was ejected from the vehicle and later died, according to NHP.
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Lyon County and Carson City emergency crews were called Sunday afternoon to a single vehicle rollover accident on Highway 50 East near Santa Maria Ranch in the Dayton area.

Carson City sheriff's deputies, the Nevada Highway Patrol and emergency crews covering for Carson City firefighters on scene of the Anderson ranch fire were called Thursday afternoon to a multi-vehicle crash near the northbound ramp of I-580 and Highway 50 East.

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation and Nevada Highway Patrol are reminding drivers that roadside parking restrictions will continue to be strictly enforced on State Route 28 south of Incline Village when the Tahoe East Shore Trail opens on Friday, June 28, including new no parking areas in southern Incline Village.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Sunday afternoon to a vehicle crash near the intersection of I-580, South Carson Street and Highway 50 West, also known as Spooner Junction.

On Thursday, June 16, 2019, at approximately 7:30 PM, NHP Troopers were dispatched to a serious injury crash on IR-80 and mile marker 91 involving a single vehicle towing a box trailer.