Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 | 4:01 p.m.
CARSON CITY — A total of 327 traffic deaths were recorded in Nevada last year, one more than in 2015, according to preliminary figures released today by the Nevada Department of Transportation.
At the same time, early data from the Office of Traffic Safety shows drunk driving fatalities fell by 11.4 percent to 77 in 2016.
Preliminary figures show pedestrian deaths rose 6.8 percent to 78 statewide. And motorcycle fatalities jumped 47.7 percent to 65 in 2016.
In Clark County, the early figures show a 2.8 percent increase in traffic deaths to 216, with a decline in alcohol-related fatalities of 18.4 percent to 48.
Pedestrian deaths dropped to 55 compared to 60 in 2015, but motorcycle fatalities jumped by 53.1 percent to 49. The preliminary figures are subject to change when the Office of Traffic Safety gathers final information from counties.
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