U.S District Court Judge Larry R. Hicks was hit by a car and killed outside the federal courthouse in Reno Nevada on the afternoon of May 30, at 80 years old. Hicks was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001, and was a pillar in the Reno community—serving as district attorney, then prosecutor…
Justin SimpsonJSimpsonEdit Profile April Stewart of Las Vegas Nevada lost her sixteen-year-old daughter, Mary Lilly, in 2015. Mary Lilly was crossing six lanes of traffic at a designated crosswalk when she was struck and killed by a driver—only yards from the curb. The driver stated that they had not seen Mary Lilly crossing the…
September 2023 was one of the deadliest months for pedestrians on record for Southern Nevada, aa the southern region saw eleven pedestrian fatalities during September alone. Erin Breen, a spokesperson for Road Equity Alliance Project, stated that this is one of the highest monthly numbers the region has seen in the past twenty-seven years….
Driver-less cars have been something out of a science fiction novel for the past several years, however as cars have become more and more autonomous this is no longer the case. Cruise, a company based in San Francisco, has made headlines for their robot-taxis, which essentially allows for driver-less rideshares. Cruise, along with Google’s…
As we near the end of April, Nevada State Police has reported first quarter data from Nevada roads. This year, there have been sixty-nine lives lost on Nevada roads, which is a nineteen percent decrease from this time in 2022. In addition, there were twenty-two pedestrian fatalities, and fourteen fatalities because of unrestrained motorists….
A group of researchers at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Medical School have been examining traffic data from the last decade in Nevada to find better causes and solutions to rising traffic fatalities across Nevada. The Traffic Safety Research Group recently received grant money from government organizations to take on this project following…
Nevada’s legislature is currently in session, and among all the proposed bills is one that advocates and law enforcement say can make traffic stops safer for Nevadans with disabilities. The bill, Assembly Bill 161, was presented by Assemblyman C.H. Miller and ACLU of Nevada in front of the Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure…
Pedestrian deaths have been on the rise statewide over the past few years, but Reno has seen another disturbing trend with pedestrian deaths— a rise in homeless pedestrian deaths. Reno Police Lieutenant Michael Browett called this increase in deaths “new, odd, and disturbing”. There were seven pedestrian deaths in Reno in 2022, an increase…
Walking is often a great way to explore a city, as well as a more environmentally friendly, and healthy way to travel. However, automobile travel is much more common, causing motor vehicles to dominate Nevada roads, often leading to increased risks for pedestrians. In 2020 there were 6,516 pedestrian deaths nationally and 55,000 pedestrian…
Two years after being awarded the NFL Draft, and after the limited attendance of the event in in 2020 and 2021, the NFL draft week being held in Las Vegas is finally here with limited restrictions. The city will be hosting the draft from Thursday April 28 to Saturday April 30 and the city…