LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is known as the "100 Deadliest Days" on Nevada roadways due to the uptick in traffic fatalities seen during this time of the year.

With Labor Day now over, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told us on Tuesday the number of traffic-related fatalities came to 36 lives lost for this period — a 20% increase from last year's 30 fatalities during the 100 Deadliest Days.

Last year, LVMPD said we hit 100 traffic deaths in late August . We reached the same number this year, only that it was at the beginning of August instead .

Speeding and impaired driving continue to be the top factors leading to deaths on our roadways, according to the Nevada Department of Public Safety. Zero Fatalities , the state's road saf

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