In The News: Transportation Research Center

KNPR News

Our roads are dangerous. And new analysis of crash numbers show that high speed maybe the biggest culprit.

Las Vegas Sun

More than a year after the tragic loss of a Henderson teenager, the parents of Rex Patchett have a reason to celebrate.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Memorial Day kicked off the unofficial start of summer, but it also serves as a grim reminder of the alarming fatal crashes nationwide.

Las Vegas Sun

There are nearly 1,200 miles of Union Pacific Railroad track carrying freight through Nevada, its rail cars loaded with everything from coal and chemicals to consumer goods.

Las Vegas Sun

There are nearly 1,200 miles of Union Pacific Railroad track carrying freight through Nevada, its rail cars loaded with everything from coal and chemicals to consumer goods.

Las Vegas Review-Journal En Español

Nevada lawmakers on Tuesday heard a bill that could increase penalties for reckless driving. Senate Bill 322 is also known as Rex's Law, named for the 13-year-old reckless driving victim who inspired the legislation.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

How long should a reckless driver go to prison for taking an innocent life? That is the question now before Nevada lawmakers. Tuesday, a father who lost his son in front of a Henderson middle school last year testified in Carson City making an emotional plea to pass Rex’s Law.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nevada legislators on Tuesday heard a proposed bill that could increase penalties for reckless driving. Senate Bill 322 is also known as Rex’s Law, named for the 13-year-old victim of reckless driving victim that inspired the legislation.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

University Police Services partnered up with several Las Vegas valley agencies to enforce crosswalk safety around the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s campus to show both drivers and pedestrians that road safety is no joke.

Boston 25 News

Buses, passengers, cars poised for pick-ups: arrival areas at Logan International Airport are often chaotic places. Monday evening, the one outside Terminal B became deadly. State Police say Vishwachand Kolla was swiped by a bus and killed, while standing outside his vehicle, waiting for an arriving passenger.

2 News

Researchers at UNLV's medical school are looking at crash and injury data from over a decade. They've discovered some eye-opening trends in an effort to prevent traffic-related injuries in Nevada. According to UNLV's research, the top three driving trends are running red lights, speeding, and distracted driving.

KSNV-TV: News 3

A team of researchers at UNLV's medical school is working with a decade's worth of data to determine causes and possible solutions to the deadly roads across Nevada.