When gun shots ring out on the Nevada State Highway , who do you call ? Apparently not the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP). That’s what the Mineral County Sheriff’s office. In 2024, 412 people died on Nevada roads — some on the freeways and routes where 218 troopers patrolled statewide, according to the latest data available. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The ongoing shortage of Nevada Highway Patrol troopers has reached critical levels, the union representing troopers says, with the vacancy. The Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) is struggling with a 43% vacancy rate, leaving 169 trooper positions unfilled at a time when highway fatalities are soaring. The bill cracking down on drivers who don’t pull over for emergency vehicles would help deter such negligence, Nevada Highway Patrol Captain Nathan Peterson told. LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — An alarming increase in vacancy rates among Nevada Highway Patrol State Troopers has state Department of Public Safety officials calling on state. The Nevada Highway Patrol continues to see troopers leave the agency for other law enforcement jobs offering better pay as the Silver State simultaneously grapples with. The Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Program removes incidents from Nevada’s highways and restores normal travel operations as safely and quickly as possible.
Nevada Highway Patrol Incidents: A Call for Reform?
When gun shots ring out on the Nevada State Highway , who do you call ? Apparently not the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP). That’s what the Mineral County Sheriff’s...
1 / 20
2 / 20
3 / 20
4 / 20
5 / 20
6 / 20
7 / 20
8 / 20
9 / 20
10 / 20
11 / 20
12 / 20
13 / 20
14 / 20
15 / 20
16 / 20
17 / 20
18 / 20
19 / 20
20 / 20