Sparks police report zero police incidents during last week's Street Vibrations Fall Rally. The Rally was moved to the west parking lot of John Ascuaga's Nugget could prevent people from wearing their motorcycle club colors.
Over the 5 days of the event, the Nevada Highway Patrol investigated 65 crashes in Reno-Sparks. 25 caused injuries, 40 property damage. That's down from 84 crashes last year, 35 injury and 49 property (the report doesn't include one fatality that Reno Police investigated Sunday morning).
But arrests just about doubled. 54 motorists were arrested this year…27 for DUI, the other 26 for warrants, misdemeanors or felonies. Last year: 23 arrests…16 for DUI, 7 for the others. 65 crashes and 54 arrests are big numbers. But it's a big event. Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Barb Stapleton told us it's "Very big. I'm thinking we're in upwards of 100,000 people that come here annually."
As for arrests, Trooper Stapleton says there were more eyes on the roads looking for lawbreakers: 57 troopers and 15 command staff, a full force. As she told us, "Vacation, what not...everything was cancelled to put them on 12-hour shifts. And they worked through the 5-day event."
