LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — With a plea, “Vegas, slow down!” Metro police stated Friday {that a} complete of 115 crashes have occurred in 5 Las Vegas intersections up to now this yr.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division recognized these intersections in a put up on the X social media platform:
The Prime 5:
Flamingo Highway at Rainbow Boulevard — 26 crashes
Japanese Avenue at Sahara Avenue — 24 crashes
Charleston Boulevard at Lamb Boulevard — 23 crashes
Jones Boulevard at Tropicana Avenue — 22 crashes
Maryland Parkway at Sahara Avenue — 20 crashes
“The thrill isn’t worth the tragedy. Drive the speed limit. Resist the urge to speed. Save a life, even if it’s your own,” the put up stated.
The subsequent 10 intersections with essentially the most crashes:
Koval Lane at Tropicana Avenue — 18 crashes
Desert Inn Highway at Japanese Avenue — 18 crashes
Japanese Avenue at Heat Springs Highway — 18 crashes
Decatur Boulevard at Sahara Avenue — 18 crashes
Harmon Avenue at Las Vegas Boulevard — 17 crashes
Lamb Boulevard at Washington Avenue — 16 crashes
Decatur Boulevard at Tropicana Avenue — 16 crashes
Tropicana Avenue at College Heart Drive — 15 crashes
Rainbow Boulevard at Sahara Avenue — 15 crashes
Charleston Boulevard at Nellis Boulevard — 15 crashes
The intersection on the very prime of the record, Flamingo at Rainbow, was the location of a March 10 crash that left a motorcyclist with life-threatening accidents. The motive force of a automobile concerned within the collision was arrested on a DUI cost.
A few of these identical intersections have been on a listing posted in February of 2024.
