Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - Segments of Nevada state highway have recently been dedicated as part of a new Nevada Department of Transportation program memorializing first responders who have lost their lives in the line of duty on state roadways.
Memorial signs have been installed on each direction of the following state highways, naming the up-to-one-mile sections of highway in honor of the following fallen officers:
MICAH MAY: Interstate 15 near West Sahara Avenue dedicated to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Micah David May who died by vehicular assault in July 2021
BENJAMIN JENKINS: U.S.
93 near the U.S. 93 Alternate junction (north of Ely) dedicated to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Benjamin Michael Jenkins who died by gunshot in March 2020
JACK SPENCER, SR.: Interstate 80 approximately twenty miles east of Fernley (directly east of exit 65 Nightingale interchange) dedicated to Bureau of Indian Affairs Captain Jack Lee Spencer, Sr. who died in a vehicle crash in September 1998
CARLOS J. BORLAND: I-80 approximately one mile east of Lovelock (near where I-80 crosses over the Humboldt River) dedicated to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Carlos J. Borland who died by gunfire in December 1993
CREIGHTON SPENCER: I-80 approximately ten miles west of Elko (directly west of exit 292 Hunter interchange) dedicated to Bureau of Indian Affairs Officer Creighton Travis Spencer who died in a vehicle crash in March 2001
“The dedication signs honor the legacy of each of the Nevada State Troopers and first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty,” said Nevada State Police Director George Togliatti. “We will never forget their sacrifice in serving and protecting Nevada and our communities.”