DPS: 55% of deadly crashes in Nevada cause by impaired drivers in 2016-18

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — New numbers from the Nevada Department of Public Safety show between 2016 and 2018, 55% of deadly crashes in the state were caused by impaired drivers.

During that same time period there were a total of 494 deadly crashes, leading to more than 500 deaths.

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