traffic accident

A traffic accident was reported just after 2:15 p.m. Friday near the South Carson Roundabout on Highway 395 and Stewart.

Traffic is currently blocked by at least two vehicles involved in the collision.

Injuries are unknown at this time.

Avoid the area if possible.

UPDATE 3:00 p.m.: Law enforcement has cleared the scene and the vehicle was towed. According to Furlong the driver of the vehicle was a man in his 50s. They are currently not regarding the collision as suspicious. It is being investigated by the traffic unit as well as by Nevada Highway Patrol. The driver is suspected to have driven through the cement pylons and through the front doors of the store, and continued through the store striking four people until the vehicle came to a stop. The driver of the vehicle along with four individuals struck inside the store were taken to the hospital.

UPDATE 2:06 p.m.: They are preparing to remove the vehicle from the building.

UPDATE 1:00 p.m.: Stewart is reopened.

UPDATE 11:49 a.m.: According to Sheriff Ken Furlong they believe the driver of a vehicle traveling West on Wright Street experienced a medical emergency, causing them to continue through Stewart Street and directly into the doors of Sportsman’s Warehouse. The vehicle struck five people as it drove through the store.

UPDATE 11:43 a.m.: Both Care Flight helicopters have taken off and are heading to the hospital.

UPDATE 11:36 a.m.: Both helicopters have landed. Stewart Street is blocked.

UPDATE 11:08 a.m.: A second helicopter was ordered to the scene.

Streets will be closed down near the scene including at the roundabout for the helicopter to land.

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Multiple injuries were reported at the scene of a traffic accident on Friday which occurred just after 11 a.m.

At 5:49 p.m. on Friday evening a traffic accident was reported on northbound I-580 in Carson City.

First responders as well as Nevada Highway Patrol Troopers are enroute to the scene.

Motorists should avoid the area if possible.

Around 1:45 p.m. on Friday afternoon a traffic accident was reported at Highway 50 E. and Brown.

Lyon County is currently on scene and requested additional units from Carson City.

Carson City first responders are currently enroute to the scene.

Motorists should use alternative routes if possible or use caution in the area.

A traffic accident was reported just after 6 p.m. on Friday evening involving at least three vehicles in the westbound lane on Highway 50 E.

At 3:19 p.m. a traffic accident was reported at the intersection of Fairview and Highway 50.

First responders are currently enroute to the scene.

Motorists should seek alternate routes or use caution within the area.

Just before 4:30 p.m. a traffic accident was reported involving three vehicles near Carson Street and Eagle Station.

Injuries are unknown at this time.

First responders are enroute.

Motorists should seek alternate routes if possible.

A traffic accident on southbound I-580 has backed up traffic for miles into Washoe Valley.

At 11:55 a.m. Friday morning a traffic accident was reported in the intersection of College and Northgate.

A traffic accident was reported just before 3 p.m. Friday at Fairview and Carson Streets.

Traffic is currently blocked by the two-vehicle crash within a construction zone, and one driver is complaining of neck pain.

First responders are enroute.

Motorists should seek alternate routes or use caution in the area.

A traffic accident was reported at 2:50 p.m. Friday afternoon at Old Clear Creek and South Carson.

One person involved is requesting medical services.

First responders are currently enroute to the scene. Motorists should seek alternative routes or use caution in the area.

UPDATE: Forward progress on the brush fire was stopped at 3:22 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Central Lyon County Fire Department was called Monday afternoon to a brush fire in Dayton near Townsend Street and Andrea Way. Carson City Fire Department was also called to respond as mutual aid.

At 9:26 a.m. Thursday a traffic accident was reported on College Parkway and Retail.

A van and a white sedan collided, and one person is complaining of chest pain due to the impact.

A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested for suspicion of felony commercial burglary, possession of methamphetamine and heroin and four misdemeanor offenses, a Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team report states.

According to dispatch a traffic accident occurred on Northridge and Roop just before 4:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon.

A bicyclist was hit but was able to get up and walk away from the scene.

First responders are enroute now.

Motorists should seek alternate routes.

At 3:42 p.m. Saturday a traffic accident was reported with possible injuries at College Parkway at Northbound I-580.

Nevada Highway Patrol reported the accident to Carson City dispatch.

First responders are en route.

Motorists should avoid the area if possible.

UPDATE: According to a family member, the little boy who is 6 years old was riding with his family under the freeway on the bike paths and crashed. His father did not have his cell phone on his person and ran up to the freeway to flag down help.
The little boy is doing well.

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According to dispatch a traffic accident involving a child occurred just after 6:20 p.m. Friday evening.

The accident occurred on Northbound I-580 just past 5th Street overpass.

Dispatch advised an accident may have occurred after a child was riding a bike on the freeway.

In the fall of 2018, the Carson City Board of Supervisors approved a plan submitted by Sheriff Furlong to fund a Traffic Enforcement Unit in the community. The Sheriff justified his proposal by evidence of rising accident rates and fatalities of both drivers and pedestrians in the area.

UPDATE 6:58PM: NHP responded to two separate vehicle accidents in the area of Highway 395 and Stephanie Way in Douglas County early Thursday evening. No serious injuries were reported in the crashes. Northbound traffic flow has resumed.
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The Nevada Highway Patrol and emergency crews from East Fork Fire and Carson City were called early Thursday evening to a traffic accident in the northbound lane of Highway 395 near Stephanie Way in Johnson Lane area of Douglas County.

Carson City emergency crews were called Tuesday evening just before 6 p.m. to a traffic accident in the area of Highway 50, east of Deer Run Road.

Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday afternoon to a traffic accident near the intersection of East Winnie and North Carson Street.

Just before 10 a.m. first responders were dispatched to the area of Carson Street and Nye on a report of a traffic accident with injury.

Traffic lanes are blocked and motorists should avoid the area.

At 2:20 p.m. Friday afternoon responders were called to a traffic accident at Deer Run Road and Highway 50 E.

Two vehicles were reported to be involved, with one injury as of 2:21 p.m.

Motorists should use caution in the area.

Carson City Fire Department and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a traffic accident on I-580 near Spooner Junction at Highway 50 and another crash on Carson Street.

A 52-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Sunday for suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and drug related charges, a Carson City sheriff's report states.

Carson City and Douglas County emergency crews were called Tuesday evening to a 2-vehicle crash near the intersection of Topsy Lane and Highway 395.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a traffic accident Wednesday afternoon in the area of Highway 50 West and the I-580 freeway, also known as Spooner Junction.

A 51-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday afternoon in the area of Silver Sage and Sonoma for DUI drugs, failure to maintain lane, and failure to use due care, which resulted in a three car collision.

The woman was arrested after deputies responded to a traffic accident in which the driver who caused the accident appeared to be under the influence, according to the report.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called Monday night to a traffic accident under the overpass at College Parkway and I-580.

Carson City Fire Department, sheriff's deputies and the Nevada Highway Patrol were called to a traffic accident Wednesday morning in the westbound lane of Highway 50 East near Sherman Lane.