The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, having poked, prodded, and puzzled over every splinter and skid mark, has seen fit to declare Highland Ranch Parkway fit for travel once more.
“Thank you all for your patience and cooperation,” they said in a social media post, sounding much like a preacher thanking the congregation for not bolting during a long sermon. “Stay safe, Washoe,” they added as if that were easy in these lively parts.
Early Saturday morning, just as the sun was yawning over Sun Valley, trouble struck on Highland Ranch Parkway. In a stretch between Midnight Drive and Pyramid Highway — a place with names that could spook a man without trying — two vehicles collided with all the finality of a pair of runaway trains.
Deputy Cade Goodman, who doubtless has seen more than his share of calamities, reported that one driver was pronounced dead at the scene by the medical folk, who arrived but not swift enough to beat fate. The other driver, luckier by a hair, sustained only minor injuries and was carted off to the hospital to be patched up.
Mercifully, no passengers were aboard either contraption, sparing the undertaker from more work. The cause of this miserable event — whether demon liquor, sleepy eyes, or some other mischief — remains a mystery, wrapped up tight for now.
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