Law enforcement authorities are now sending a message to the Las Vegas Valley community amid a sharp rise in deaths on our roadways.
LVMPD is now reporting 15 fatal crashes so far this year, six deadly crashes happened this past weekend alone .
We talked to drivers and Metro Police about the surge in deaths on the roads.
KTNVDaryl Turley is a limo driver here. He says drivers in Las Vegas have no courtesy.
According to Metro there were six fatal crashes since Friday afternoon. The latest on Sunday being a hit and run . Metro is still looking for the black Chevy pick up truck they think is involved.
“That is awful, I feel so bad for the families that have to deal with that,” Turley responded. “They are in a rush and you know Las Vegas is a drinking town a big percentage of people being intoxicated.”
Four out of the six crashes involved pedestrians. One of which was in a cross walk. The other two were people in a vehicle.
We spoke with Darryl Rhodes from Metro’s traffic bureau about the crashes.