October Becomes Las Vegas's Deadliest Month of the Year With 10 Pedestrian Deaths in Clark County, Nevada; Nighttime Safety Campaign Launches October 28
October 2026 has become the deadliest month of the year for pedestrians in the Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, and safety officials launched a new nighttime safety campaign on Wednesday, October 28. As daylight hours shrink, officials hope to heighten awareness during the dark hours. Citing figures from PedSafe Vegas and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Transportation Research Center, 10 pedestrians have been killed in the Valley so far in October, eight of them after sunset; the year-to-date total for 2026 stands at 64 pedestrian deaths, about 8 percent fewer than at the same point last year, though the October spike still worries officials. PedSafe Vegas notes that Flamingo Road has been the Valley's most dangerous road for pedestrians over the past five years. The campaign launched on the morning of October 28 at University Center Drive and Flamingo Road near UNLV, focusing on the hours between sunset and sunrise, as daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 1 and evening commutes shift further into darkness. The Metropolitan Police Department's Traffic Bureau urged drivers to slow down and stop for pedestrians at crosswalks; Traffic Bureau Captain Jarvis Dudley said police cannot do the work alone and every driver needs to take part.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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