LAS VEGAS -- Nevada Highway Patrol is starting 2013 by targeting the I-15 corridor from Las Vegas to Primm, Nevada near the California border. Their goal is zero fatalities.
NHP officials say there will be zero-tolerance when it comes to speeders on the highly-traveled stretch of I-15.
"If you're going to get stopped, you're going to get a ticket," NHP Trooper Jeremie Elliott said.
NHP will be using its new cruisers on the freeway to catch drivers not following the rules of the road. While the new cruisers are marked, they do not have a light bar on top of the car.
During a ride along Tuesday with an NHP trooper, a driver was clocked going 93-miles-per-hour. The trooper had to travel at 114 miles-per-hour to get the driver to pull over. It took the driver more than a mile to notice she was being pulled over.
"We're being a little bit more aggressive as far as looking for speeders, seatbelt and cell phone use, lane departures. We're looking for accident-causing violations, and we're having zero-tolerance for those violations," Elliott said.
It's estimated about 44,000 cars pass through the I-15 corridor every day. Almost 900 crashes have taken place over the past five years with 23 of those crashes resulting in deaths.
Troopers are warning drivers to slow down, buckle up, and drive safe or pay the price with a hefty fine.
