Slick roads keep NHP troopers busy

Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol  investigated 92 motor vehicle crashes in Northern Nevada between 10am Wednesday an 6am Thursday.

Thirty-three crashes involved injuries, while the remaining 59 were property damage only.

Most of the activity was in the greater Reno-Sparks area. As for the injury crashes outside of the Reno-Sparks area, three were in the Carson City area, and one each in the Fernley and Fallon districts, while the property damage crashes yielded three in Fernley, one in Carson City and two near Lake Tahoe.

Another 54 calls for service were handled in that time frame. They included responding to vehicles that had spun out or slid off the roadway or whose driver’s needed assistance with some sort of vehicle mechanical failure.

NHP troopers urge motorists when driving conditions are challenging due to wet, icy, or snow covered roadways to increase distance from other vehicles, slow down, and allow more time to get to your destination.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report