Las Vegas, America’s playground, is a place of excitement and chance. It is a place where casinos entice their patrons with dreams of breaking the bank. This excitement attracts many people to Las Vegas –the dreamers and the employees. According to Nevada’s Dept of Transportation, Nevada’s population has doubled from 1.6 million in 1997 to 2.6 million people in 2006. With more people come more cars, buses, and trucks into the city; as well as the associated risk of car accidents. According to the Nevada Department of Transportation’s 2006 Traffic Crash Report over 80% of all car accidents occurred in Clark County, Nevada. The largest city in Clark County is Las Vegas.

Las Vegas’ economy is based around the casinos and the casinos cater to the customer with free alcoholic beverages. Alcohol and gambling is something that appears to go hand in hand in the casinos. With that atmosphere, combined with the lack of an open container law in Las Vegas, more often than not pedestrians are inebriated while walking the streets of Las Vegas. The dangerous conditions of a more congested road and highway system of Las Vegas with inebriated pedestrians ignoring using crosswalks and sidewalks create pedestrian/car accidents. These types of car accidents are almost always devastating to the pedestrian with severe injuries or death.

Furthermore, since Las Vegas’ economy is based on tourism and with the close proximity to Los Angeles, the “casino bus tour” becomes a popular trip for many groups of people. Bringing these tour buses into Las Vegas creates even more danger for pedestrians and other automobiles with the possibility of bus accidents. Tour bus operators’ negligence while driving these buses can and has created serious injuries to other drivers and pedestrians. This can vary from broken bones and sprains to paralyzed victims and even death.

Most of these car accidents occur at or close to intersections where vehicles fail to yield to the right of way drivers. With these car accidents so prevalent, people need to know how to protect themselves when these accidents take place.

If you or someone you know has been injured in a car accident or casino bus tour accident in Las Vegas, you may be entitled to compensation. To speak with an experienced Las Vegas Car Accident Lawyer, contact Parker | Scheer Lagomarsino for a free confidential case review seven days a week, toll free at 866-414-0400. There is no fee charged to discuss your case, and all information furnished will be kept strictly confidential.

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