LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — New Nevada Department of Transportation figures obtained by FOX5 show 21 out of 28 drivers self-corrected when seeing flashing wrong-way warning signs at several Southern Nevada locations.
“It gives me hope for our community as a whole paying attention,” said Andrea Raney.
Andrea Raney lost her three-year-old granddaughter to a wrong-way driver on U.S. 95 just before Christmas in 2023.
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The wrong-way alert warning signs flash when a driver is about to go the wrong way on a highway. The goal is for the driver to see the sign and turn around. NDOT has previously told FOX5 the warning system is saving lives.
NDOT tracked drivers from Wrong Way Driver Alert Systems, spanning from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. NDOT validated 28 wrong-way driver events. It says 21 vehicles self-corrected, four vehicles continued going the wrong way, and the actions of three vehicles were unknown.
Here are the locations and results, provided by NDOT.
Northbound I-15 at W. Starr Ave
- 10 validated events
- 9 vehicles self-corrected
- 1 vehicle continued wrong way
- Southbound I-15 at W. Starr Ave
- 2 validated events
- 1 vehicle continued wrong way
- 1 vehicle action unknown
Northbound U.S. 95 at Skye Canyon Park Drive
- 6 validated events
- 5 vehicles self-corrected
- 1 vehicle action unknown
Southbound U.S. 95 at Skye Canyon Park Drive
- 4 validated events
- 2 vehicles self-corrected
- 2 vehicles continued wrong way
Southbound U.S. 95 at Durango Drive
- 4 validated events
- 3 vehicles self-corrected
- 1 vehicle action unknown
Northbound U.S. 95 at Kyle Canyon Road
- 2 validated events
- 2 vehicles self-corrected
NDOT also provided FOX5 with the following times of wrong-way events.
- 12 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.: 6
- 6 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.: 9
- 12 p.m. to 5:59 p.m.: 7
- 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.: 6
FOX5 asked Raney about 21 drivers self-correcting.
“It’s bittersweet. When that was our goal,” said Raney.
“There are still some days, like (Jaya’s) her birthday or events that are just out of the blue that still, punch you in the chest. Sometimes you struggle to breathe. And, and if these signs and systems helped 21 families from feeling that, that’s huge, said Raney.
The listed locations are only some of the warning systems that NDOT has put up around Southern Nevada. Several more will be going in from the Spaghetti Bowl to Summerlin and other areas of the valley.
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