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Nevada Highway Patrol troopers have three new 2018 Ford Police Interceptor (Explorer) SUVs dubbed, “ghost vehicles” due to new markings that make it difficult for violators to detect.
Monday, July 23, 2018 | 2 a.m.
Now you see it, now you don’t.
The Nevada Highway Patrol is using stealthy patrol vehicles whose official markings seem to appear and disappear depending on the angle of the light to nab drunken drivers.
The patrol calls the Ford Explorers “ghost vehicles.” Their reflective markings are barely visible unless light shines directly on them, officials said.
The patrol received three ghosts last week and is getting three more. They are being issued to troopers on the graveyard shift whose primary role is DUI enforcement, said Trooper Jason Buratczuk, a spokesman for the patrol.
They already are paying off, Buratczuk said. On Wednesday, a trooper in a ghost vehicle made three DUI arrests, he said.
“So, already the vehicles are making an impact on our roads,” Buratczuk said. “Let Wednesday night serve as a warning: If you think you can use the cover of darkness to drive impaired on our freeways undetected, get ready for your worst nightmare. There may be a ghost behind your vehicle.”
