Nevada Highway Patrol Incidents: The Hidden Dangers of I-80

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Nevada’ s I- 80 corridor is unique in that it experiences both urban commuter crashes near Reno and rural high-speed collisions across the desert. Fatigue , isolation , and inconsistent cellphone coverage all contribute to increased risk, especially for long-distance drivers. RENO — State troopers arrested a man in a stolen car following a high-speed chase on Interstate 80 east of Reno that reached speeds up to 110 mph and charged him with assault with a deadly weapon after they say he tried to run over three state transportation workers. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Two people were killed in a head-on crash on I- 80 westbound near Mustang in Sparks on Monday morning, police say. The Nevada Highway Patrol , a division of. The silver Honda was behind the silver Nissan. 2 Sustain Fatal Injuries After Wrong-Way Crash on I- 80 Sparks, NV. – Two persons were killed after a head-on collision on Monday morning in Sparks near Mustang, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol . The deadly collision happened a while before 5:30 a.m. On westbound I- 80 . The California Highway Patrol is teaming up with Nevada’ s Highway Patrol for a joint maximum enforcement crackdown on speeders along Interstate 80 stretching from San Francisco to the. Nevada State Police, Highway Patrol has identified a 26-year-old California man who died in a fatal crash that happened Jan. 25 on I- 80 in Churchill County. The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on I - 80 eastbound near Verdi Wednesday night. Officers were called out around 11:00 p.m. To a crash involving two vehicles near the Boomtown exit. Officers found 47 - year - old Saul Ramos standing on the freeway over the on-ramp yelling at officers and passing cars. Ramos refused to listen to officers, police said. Nevada Highway Patrol assisted and shut down I-80 westbound, southbound McCarran, and Victorian Boulevard. Ramos then stood in the middle of I-80 holding a screwdriver, police said.