Thursday, July 21, 2011 | 2 a.m.
Don’t spend too much time gawking at New York-New York's roller coaster or planes coming and going from the airport while driving along Tropicana Avenue — it could cost you.
Tropicana has seven of the 15 intersections with the most injury collisions in the Las Vegas Valley through the first six months of this year, according to Metro Police. Those dangerous Tropicana intersections stretch from Decatur Boulevard in the west to Pecos Road in the east, with several clustered near the Strip.
Many of the intersections with the most injury collisions exist in the central valley, with a few at congested points in the northeast and southeast valley.
Four of the five most dangerous intersections during the last half of 2010 — Lamb and Charleston boulevards; Paradise Road and Tropicana Avenue; Koval Lane and Tropicana Avenue; and Decatur Boulevard and Sahara Avenue — remain in the top 15 this year.
Overall, police said accidents have decreased 7.5 percent in Las Vegas this year. Other downward trends include traffic fatalities (down 10.5 percent), injury accidents (down 0.3 percent) and hit-and-run incidents (down 5 percent). Accidents on private property, however, increased by 5.3 percent, police said.
A look at the 15 intersections with the most injury collisions from January through June is below. The numbers include intersections in Metro Police jurisdiction, including Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County.
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Photo by Steve MarcusDecatur Boulevard and Sahara Avenue
Eleven injury collisions occurred at the intersection during the first six months of this year. That tops the 10 injury collisions that occurred there in the last half of 2010.
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Photo by Steve MarcusSahara Avenue and Arville Street
Eleven collisions caused injuries from January through June this year at the intersection.
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Photo by Christopher DeVargasParadise Road and Tropicana Avenue
East of the Strip and next to UNLV, the intersection was home to 11 injury collisions in the first half of 2011. Ten injury accidents occurred there the last six months of 2010.
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Photo by Christopher DeVargasTropicana Avenue and Decatur Boulevard
The congested intersection near the Orleans had 11 injury collisions in the first half of 2011.
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Photo by Steve MarcusCharleston Boulevard and Lamb Boulevard
The juncture is one of two intersections in the northeast valley on the top 15 list of injury collision locations. There were 10 injury collisions from January through June, one fewer than the last six months of 2010.
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Photo by Christopher DeVargasTropicana Avenue and Koval Lane
The intersection — a prime shortcut to avoid Las Vegas Boulevard — had 10 injury collisions the first half of 2011, the same number recorded during the last six months of 2010.
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Photo by Steve MarcusRainbow Boulevard and Charleston Boulevard
In the western valley, the intersection was the site of 10 injury collisions during the first six months of 2011.
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Photo by Christopher DeVargasWarm Springs Road and Eastern Avenue
Nine injury accidents occurred at the intersection from January through June this year.
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Photo by Christopher DeVargasEastern Avenue and Tropicana Avenue
Nine collisions caused injuries at the intersection during the first half of 2011.
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Photo by Christopher DeVargasParadise Road and Harmon Avenue
The intersection, which is surrounded by the Hard Rock Hotel and an array of restaurants, was the site of eight injury collisions from January through June.
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Photo by Christopher DeVargasTropicana Avenue and Pecos Road
Eight injury accidents occurred at the intersection during the first half of this year.
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Photo by Steve MarcusNellis Boulevard and Charleston Boulevard
In the northeast valley, the busy intersection recorded eight injury accidents from January through June this year.
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Photo by Christopher DeVargasLas Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue
Despite the throngs of tourists and cars congesting the Strip, only one intersection on Las Vegas Boulevard made the top 15 list: The Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard intersection on the south end of the Strip had eight injury collisions during the first six months of 2011.
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Photo by Steve MarcusValley View Boulevard and Sahara Avenue
Just west of Interstate 15, the intersection had eight injury collisions from January through June.
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Photo by Christopher DeVargasTropicana Avenue and Cameron Street
Eight injury accidents occurred at this intersection during the first half of 2011.
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