LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Police spent Thursday morning cracking down on dangerous driving in a school zone as part of the annual “#Dusk2Dawn” pedestrian safety campaign.
The high-visibility enforcement took place at the Nellis Boulevard crosswalk at Philadelphia and New World avenues.
How the enforcement worked
Officers in costume walked a marked crosswalk while cruisers waited up the street to pull over drivers who failed to stop, sped through the 25 mph zone, or blocked the crosswalk.
Participating agencies were the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Traffic and Patrol, North Las Vegas Police Department, Clark County School District Police Department, Henderson Police Department and UNLV Police Department.
Recent deadly crash
The enforcement comes after a recent deadly crash in which a student was hit after a driver went around a stopped car.
Advice for drivers
Officer Keith Habig of the Clark County School District Police Department urged drivers to stay aware…