NEVADA TROOPER STRUCK AND INJURED DURING WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
A Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper who was injured when her patrol car was struck by another vehicle in white out conditions was treated and released from the hospital. The NHP says Trooper Chava Rothschild was in her patrol car parked in the median of U.S. 395 through Washoe Valley when a sport utility vehicle pulling a 28-foot trailer went out of control and rammed into her Tuesday morning.
The Washoe County sheriff's office is handling the accident investigation.
Rothschild, a 16-year NHP veteran, was treated for chest injuries at Carson Tahoe Hospital and released. "It was really bad. You couldn't see more than 50 feet in front of you. A lot of cars on the side of the road, wrecked," says Kirk Abel.
Gusting winds caused icy roads and poor visibility, and authorities closed the highway between Reno and Carson City for much of the day. "The wind gusts out here are really high. They're over 40-50 mph, gusts blowing the snow, we got in the last couple of days over the highway," says Trp. Scott Simon. "There were some vehicles that were prohibited through the valley when the wind signs were up that (still) went through the valley so that's obviously not good common sense."
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