Traffic Fatalities Decrease in 2019, But Are The Roads Getting Safer?
State of Nevada
English - January 27, 2020 16:36 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsNews knpr npr public radio nevada vegas las vegas Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Traffic deaths have been a big concern in Nevada, especially in Clark County. 2018 saw a huge uptick in driver fatalities. So how did 2019 fare? Surprisingly, fatal accidents on Nevada roadways went down. A new report by the Nevada Department of Public Safety found the number of fatalities dropped from 329 in 2018 to 284 in 2019. It works out to an almost 14 percent drop.