Hundreds of Crashes as Las Vegas Gets Rain

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:13am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Hundreds of mostly minor crashes in Las Vegas due to rain

Authorities in Las Vegas say they've responded to hundreds of car accidents while a storm system drops an inch of rain over desert dwellers.

Authorities in Las Vegas say they've responded to hundreds of car accidents while a storm system drops an inch of rain over desert dwellers.

The Nevada Highway Patrol responded to 141 crashes between 7 a.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday, including 37 with minor injuries. That's four to five times what the agency sees on a normal day.

Las Vegas police fielded 112 car crash calls in a rainy five-hour period between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday.

Police advised motorists, used to bone-dry roads, not to forget they need to change their driving habits when storms roll in.

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