Jaden Urban speaks with officials who are asking drivers to be more careful as we're seeing an upward trend in deadly crashes.

We have seen multiple crashes in our area over the past few days - some that were deadly and others that caused major traffic delays.

"Driving is something we do every day, but it shouldn't be something we end our lives over," said Anita Pepper, Public Information Officer with the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety.

There were two crashes Tuesday morning on I-580 before 7:00 a.m. Thankfully, there were no major injuries or deaths in either.

The first was a single-car rollover near the southbound Moana exit. The other involved eight cars near the Mill exit, also southbound.

The eight-car crash saw two people go to the hospital, but only for minor injuries. It did cause major traffic delays and lane closures.

Both crashes are still under investigation according to Nevada State Police.

Early Tuesday morning, Sparks Police Department arrested a man accused of driving under the influence in a wrong-way crash.

Sparks officers say 31-year-old Idbin Villa side-swiped a semi truck on Rock Boulevard and kept swerving in and out of the wrong lanes.

The Nevada Office of Traffic Safety has one tip to help protect yourself from wrong-way drivers.

"The data also shows that a lot of wrong way drivers happen at night or in the dark," Pepper said. "One of the things that we suggest is to stay in the right lane at night because the data shows that often wrong way drivers are in the left hand lane because they actually think they're going in the right lane."

In the 2025 Nevada Legislative session, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Assembly Bill 111 into law, also known as Jaya's Law. This legislation was created after a three year old girl name Jaya Brooks was killed in a wrong way crash on U.S. 95 in 2023.

Before, wrong way driving was considered a civil infraction. Starting October 1 it will be considered a criminal offense. 

Pepper says that so far this year, 162 people have died on Nevada's roads and 23 have died so far in Washoe County.

We still have not received the identities of the two who died in the wrong way crash Monday on I-80 near Mustang.

Nevada State Police says the driver heading eastbound drove into the westbound lane and hit one car head-on and then another car.

Both drivers involved in the head on crash are dead. 

"Unfortunately, already this summer we've lost too many lives on Nevada's roads," Pepper said.

A trend she says that has gone in the wrong direction over the years.

"Unfortunately during the pandemic when the roads were clear, people picked up a lot of bad habits," Pepper said. "People started driving faster, they started driving more recklessly, and people haven't really changed their driving, their bad driving habits since the pandemic."

The 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are known as the 100 deadliest days on the road.

"Just remember - don't drive distracted. That text can wait, that phone call can wait. You don't need to be checking your social media when you're driving," Pepper said.

NSP says that often times speed and impairment are what leads to a majority of crashes.

State troopers are reminding folks to always wear your seatbelt, never drive impaired or get into a car when someone who's driving is impaired.