Dozens gathered throughout the day Wednesday at a Las Vegas intersection to remember two teenage girls who were fatally struck by a suspected drunken driver Monday night.

Records show that eight of the 28 pedestrian fatalities in 2020 involved drivers who fled the scene, according to Erin Breen, coordinator for the Traffic Safety Coalition at UNLV, which researches pedestrian deaths.

Running red lights. Dodging in and out of traffic. Or racing fast ahead—only to get to the next stoplight.

Erin Breen of the Vulnerable Road Users Project at UNLV spoke to 8 News Now about distracted driving.

Santa Claus made an appearance in Las Vegas Thursday to remind drivers and pedestrians about road safety.

As the days get darker, a new campaign aims to encourage drivers and pedestrians to look out for one another on Las Vegas Valley roads.

It's a campaign that caught everyone's attention before it even began. Chalk silhouettes started popping up on valley roads last week-- but what do they mean?

Between 2008 and 2017, drivers struck and killed 601 people who were walking on streets in Nevada, the overwhelming majority of them them in Clark County. That’s about an average of 60 people per year, according to Smart Growth America, which lists Nevada 11th in pedestrian fatalities.