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Nevada Highway Patrol: 5 patrol cars hit this past month

Posted at 8:51 AM, Mar 07, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-07 11:51:22-05

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada Highway Patrol is asking drivers to slow down and move over when they see patrol cars pulled over. It is the law.

In the past month, officials say 5 patrol cars were hit across the state.

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That includes the incident in the video, showing a trooper's car getting hit by an alleged drunk driver near Ann Road and the US-95.

All of the troopers who were involved in the recent crashes suffered only minor injuries.