NHP to step up enforcement on Highway 395 in Douglas County

The Nevada Highway Patrol will step up enforcement on US Highway 395 in Douglas County at the end of this month for a non-disclosed period of time with special emphasis on stopping and citing motorists who exceed the posted speed limit. In an effort to create awareness to this enforcement campaign and to pre-warn motorists from potentially receiving a moving violation citation, we are reminding motor vehicle operators to pay attention while driving and obey all the rules of the road. Motorists can expect to see an increased presence of troopers in marked NHP cruisers as well as on motorcycles saturating this area.

Additionally, troopers from the newly formed Special Enforcement Detail or S.E.D. team will be assigned to this speed enforcement campaign to augment the visible presence of troopers already stationed in the Carson-Minden areas. This team is comprised of a sergeant and 5 troopers whose primary mission is to present a highly visible presence where high crash activity and increased calls for service areas are known, and where large volumes of traffic are expected during commute times and for special events. This team is also available to augment and assist other local city and county police agencies with traffic enforcement initiatives throughout the entire region of NHP-Northern Command West.

In addition to the speed enforcement campaign, troopers will be looking closely at other traffic violations such as reckless or aggressive driving, following too closely, passing on a double-yellow line, talking or texting on a hand-held cell phone while driving and lane change violations.

— Trooper Dan Lopez is a Public Information Officer for the Nevada Highway Patrol. He can be reached at
dlopez@dps.state.nv.us