RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- The Nevada Department of Public Safety and Transportation announced that traffic deaths were up in 2012 from the previous year.
Preliminary numbers show that 258 traffic fatalities occurred on Nevada roads in 2012, an increase of 12 deaths compared to the previous year. Although they rose in 2012, annual Nevada traffic fatalities have trended down after reaching an all-time high of 432 in 2006.
Meanwhile, serious traffic injuries were down significantly in 2012, with a preliminary number of 725 serious traffic injuries in 2012 compared to more than 1,200 in 2011.
