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Las Vegas police discuss traffic safety following deadly road rage incident
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Handling the wrath of disgruntled drivers has become a scary reality for many across the Las Vegas valley. Metro's Traffic Safety Bureau hosted a public meeting Tuesday to share with residents what they've seen as of late. 'We had a road rage incident turn into a murder yesterday,' Traffic Safety Sgt. Roberto Angulo said. That incident happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday after a man was shot and killed on the 215 near Jones Boulevard after charging a vehicle with a knife, according to police. Angulo said if residents that if they ever find themselves in that type of situation, drive to the nearest police headquarters and call 911. That is the best course of action and do not retaliate. 'My advice to people is to walk away and to do things safely. Specifically, when you're operating a vehicle. It's already dangerous enough so when you add in anger or an intentional act that makes it even more unsafe, it endangers everyone around,' Angulo added. Knife-wielding man killed in road rage incident turned deadly shooting on Las Vegas valley freeway While for some, filming the incident may seem like the first thing you should do, Angulo said otherwise. 'People get out of their cars to film and I always ask people if it ever crosses their minds to just dial 911,' he shared. However, it should be known that road rage in itself is not a crime. 'The term road rage involves some sort of act between drivers that occurs on the road. There's no specific crime called, 'road rage,' but the acts that are performed within that, can be a criminal act,' he said. Residents at Tuesday's meeting like Dr. Robert Hillsman said for him and others, this traffic-related aggression has become a weekly occurrence on the roadways. 'It's extremely concerning. I have relatives and friends of mine that have been victims of road rage and I know that sometimes you're going to be trapped so the most important thing is to not engage,' Hillsman told 8 News Now. As for fatal crashes this year to date, Metro police have seen 71 cases compared to 74 this time in 2024. Metro Police currently has 143 officers assigned to their traffic bureau. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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18-05-2025
- Automotive
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How Nevada State police keep traffic flowing at EDC
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) is one of the Las Vegas valley's biggest and brightest events. Every year law enforcement works together to keep the fun going as safely and smoothly as possible. Nevada State Police Highway Patrol (NHP) gave 8 News Now a behind-the-scenes look at traffic enforcement. NHP expects 185,000 people each night at this year's EDC. 'This event is so large, that it is all hands on deck,' Nevada State Police Trooper Ashlee Wellman said. 'We treat it just like, as if it was like New Year's Eve. It is mandatory for all our officers.' Each night of the festival is comprised of three shifts, each of which are around 11 hours. Each day, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway sees around 150 troopers and officers. 'We work together with one mission and one goal, and that's to get everybody here to have a good time safely and get them back home safely, and it just gets better and better every year,' Wellman said. Regarding traffic safety, Wellman said one of the most common causes of traffic jams is people stopping and asking for directions, leading to almost everyone behind the lost driver slowing down or stopping entirely. Sometimes, it's not even a driver that interrupts the flow — it's people walking. 'You cannot walk on the side of the highway,' Wellman said. 'You're generating a call for service, which takes us from our post, or we have to pull someone from town to then get to you. It's a whole thing where we're trying to get everyone in and quickly, and it's yeah, it's a whole domino effect.' When the festival ends in the morning, troopers make sure departing traffic can get home safely. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
