Nevada Highway Patrol

UPDATE 7:39PM: A runaway, juvenile Christian Zarate, was found safe in Reno by the Carson City Sheriff's Office with the assistance of the Nevada Highway Patrol. Two other juveniles were also found with him and are in law enforcement custody.
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The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division is asking the public’s help in finding a runaway juvenile teen male.

The Carson City Fire Department and the Carson City Sheriff's Office are competing Thursday in a blood drive to save lives.

The annual Battle of The Badges takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Ormsby Room of the Carson City Sheriff's Office Administration building, 911 East Musser.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a traffic accident Wednesday afternoon in the area of Highway 50 West and the I-580 freeway, also known as Spooner Junction.

Interstate 80 near Wells in northeast Nevada was reopened Wednesday afternoon following a morning train derailment in which it was reported that munitions were on some of the train cars, according to the Elko County Sheriff's Office.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified a Carson City man who died in a vehicle crash that happened Thursday on Highway 50 at Lake Tahoe.

UPDATE 12:32PM Both lanes of Highway 50 are now open for travel following Thursday morning's fatal crash involving two pickups. One person is in custody. Impairment is suspected, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
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UPDATE 10:54 AM: preliminary crash investigation shows the suspect vehicle crossed over the center lane line, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
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UPDATE 9:21AM: One person has been arrested and impairment is suspected in a fatal crash that happened Thursday morning near Round Hill at Lake Tahoe, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. One person died in the crash that happened at around 7 a.m. The crash involved two pickups, with one of the vehicles hauling a trailer. There is around 150 feet of debris scattered across the entirety of the highway. Highway 50 remains closed.
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The Nevada Highway Patrol closed Highway 50 West Thursday morning due to a fatal vehicle crash near Round Hill in Douglas County at Lake Tahoe. Lanes are closed in both directions between Zephyr Cove and Elk Point. NHP says expect delays and avoid the area.

Carson City Fire Department was called late Wednesday morning to a fully engulfed vehicle fire in the westbound lane of Highway 50 West on the valley side, around a mile past Golf Club Drive.

UPDATE: The crash that happened Tuesday morning on Highway 50 near Bunny Ranch Road in Mound House involved a school bus and a Honda Element. None of the three children on the school bus, nor the driver were injured. The driver of the Honda was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries, according to NHP Trooper Hannah DeGoey. The cause is under investigation.
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According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, a vehicle crash occurred just before 7 a.m. in the area of Highway 50 and Bunny Ranch Road in Mound House, backing up traffic for miles.

Carson City emergency crews were called Sunday evening to a crash involving three vehicles near the intersection of South Carson and Highway 50 West, also known as Spooner Junction.

Nevada Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies in the state 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 now through June 18, the Joining Forces law enforcement team will be issuing citations to both pedestrians and motorists who are violating traffic safety laws.

Carson City Special Enforcement Team deputies arrested four people Friday night after Nevada Highway Patrol alerted dispatch to a vehicle that was failing to maintain its lane, and NHP required assistance in locating the vehicle.

Jacob Matthew Lilly, 25, Chainey Elaine Gonzales, 22, Megan Goodale, 22, and a 36-year-old Silver Springs man were arrested by SET deputies on sixteen charges between the four, ranging from suspended registration to felony drug possession.

The Nevada Highway Patrol, with the assistance of the Nevada Department of Transportation, will be closing two lanes of I-80 eastbound between the I-580 northbound overpass to the I-80 eastbound Exit 16 off-ramp, 4th Street, Prater Way in Sparks on Sunday, June 2, 2019, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. for a follow-up investigation.

Nevada Highway Patrol and other Nevada law enforcement agencies participating in the Joining Forces program are making plans to keep Memorial Day weekend safe on our roads and highways by increasing patrols for impaired drivers now through June 2, 2019.

On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at 6:05 AM, NHP Troopers were dispatched to US-50, approximately 30 miles east of Fallon, for a road rage incident involving two motorists. It was reported the driver of a gray Scion sedan fired a handgun at another vehicle.

As an integral part of this year’s national Click It or Ticket seat belt campaign, Nevada Highway Patrol will be teaming up with law enforcement nationwide for a Border to Border kickoff event.

The Nevada Highway Patrol was contacted regarding a police impersonation phone call scam. An individual in the Reno area had received a phone call from a number that matched the NHP Reno Office.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Monday night to a traffic accident under the overpass at College Parkway and I-580.

CARSON CITY — A concerned motorist notified Nevada Highway Patrol troopers Thursday, May 9 that a white Nissan Frontier pick-up truck was operating with red and blue flashing lights and using the lights to move vehicles over and out of the way.

Lyon County Sheriff's Office deputies, Central Lyon County Fire and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to vehicle accidents late Wednesday afternoon on Highway 50.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a traffic accident Wednesday morning in the westbound lane of Highway 50 East near Sherman Lane.

Nevada Highway Patrol and Carson City sheriff's deputies were on scene Sunday afternoon in the area of I-580 and the Highway 50 East onramp following a brief pursuit that ended with a crash and the driver detained.

UPDATE: NHP has cancelled this road closure as of 7 p.m. Friday

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The Nevada Highway Patrol, along with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, will be closing State Route 207 (Kingsbury Grade) between Tramway Drive and Foothill Road on Friday, May 10, 2019, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM for follow-up investigation.

Please utilize alternate routes during this time.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol responded early Wednesday evening to a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle rider in the area of Highway 50 and Airport Road.

Carson City Fire Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a traffic accident Sunday afternoon at the intersection of I-580 and Highway 50 in south Carson City.

UPDATE 11:35 a.m. Minden, Nevada- Update. Officer involved shooting.

The suspect in the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office officer involved shooting, 43 year old Oakland resident, Stefon Demar Jefferson has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer in addition to numerous additional felonies related to this investigation.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called late Thursday afternoon to a single vehicle accident in the eastbound lane of Highway 50 West around two miles from Spooner Junction on the valley side.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office joined forces with the Nevada Highway Patrol between April 12 and April 22 to educate the motoring public on distracted driving. The primary emphasis was to focus on drivers not using hands-free devices while driving.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called early Sunday evening to a vehicle accident in the northbound lane of I-580 south of the Arrowhead exit.

UPDATE: The Amber Alert issued Thursday morning was canceled Thursday evening for Nevada, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. Authorities said the suspect's cell phone was used near the Mexico border.
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An Amber Alert was issued late Thursday morning for a California teenager after authorities learned she was last seen with her mother and a man who are suspects in a Los Angeles County murder investigation. The suspects are believed to be driving a vehicle with Nevada personalized license plates.

A 71-year-old Winnemucca resident has been identified by the Nevada Highway Patrol as the victim of a crash that happened Wednesday, April 10 on Interstate 80 between Fernley and Lovelock in Churchill County.