It can take one second to change your life and someone else s when driving.
That s what Trooper Hannah DeGoey, public information officer for the Nevada Highway Patrol, said when discussing driving behaviors that contributed to a sharply growing number of fatal crashes in the area.
Washoe County saw a 21% increase in deadly crashes from 2019 to 2020, according to preliminary data obtained by the Reno Gazette Journal from Nevada s Office of Traffic Safety on all fatal collisions in Washoe County from 2015 to 2020.
According to the data, 49 individuals died in car crashes last year.
Approximately 48% of all fatal crashes in Washoe County last year are listed as having multiple causes, with more than half involving substance use. Other causes include:
The number of fatal car crashes spiked by 21% in Washoe County last year Here s why
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