Fatal crash closes parts of northbound I-15 in Mesquite, Nevada, affecting routes to Utah

MESQUITE, Nevada (KUTV) — A fatal crash has closed northbound I-15 near Mesquite, Nevada, affecting routes to Utah.

The Mesquite Police Department said the crash happened near mile marker 100 on Sunday afternoon. Traffic is being stopped northbound at exit 94 to reroute back southbound.

"Please expect lengthy delays. If you do not have to travel northbound, please find a safe place to stop and wait," the police department said. "Otherwise, you can take Hwy 93 north to Caliente, to the 319 and over into Utah."

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Though mapping systems may suggest taking an alternate route of the old highway, the police department warned against it, saying it is an inaccessible and unmaintained dirt road.

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