Is Nevada Assemblyman Bert Gurr tone deaf (“This cocktail may become Nevada’s state drink,” Tuesday Review-Journal)? Can he read? There’s hardly a day in Clark County that goes by without drunken drivers killing or injuring other motorists or pedestrians. And he wants to celebrate that by making an alcoholic drink our state “drink”?

Rather than honoring alcohol, it should be treated exactly as is tobacco — stop the advertising of it and make drunkenness socially unacceptable. Those two steps certainly have had a major impact on many smokers and some who have yet to pick up the addiction. It’s way past time for us to put an end to the slaughter on our roadways.

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada State Police Highway Patrol are at the scene of a fatal crash just north of Searchlight, Nevada, near mile marker 35.

Highway Patrol initially responded to the crash at around 12:53 a.m. on Jan. 3, 2025.

The crash involved a female driver who was pronounced dead at the scene. Her car was rolled over.

U.S. 95 northbound at mile marker 35 is closed for an undetermined amount of time. U.S. northbound traffic can take State Route 164 to Nipton Road to avoid the closure.

Highway Patrol is asking for any information regarding this crash and about another possible vehicle that may have been involved.

If you have information, contact (775) 687-0400. You can also dial *NHP (*647) from a cell phone or Crime Stoppers of Nevada (702-385-5555).

A woman died in a car crash near Searchlight early Friday.

At 12:53 a.m, the Nevada Highway Patrol responded to the crash at northbound U.S. 95 and mile marker 35, just north of Searchlight, about 57 miles south of Las Vegas.

In a statement, NHP said the crash involved “a single vehicle that was involved in a roll-over crash. One adult female has been confirmed deceased on scene.”

NHP said U.S. 95 northbound at mile marker 35 will be closed for an undetermined time. U.S. 95 northbound traffic can take State Route 164 to Nipton Road to avoid the northbound closure.