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The recent death of a spa worker in Las Vegas has led the state of Nevada to investigate the safety of cryotherapy chambers in order to determine whether regulations for the industry should be developed. On October 19th, 2015, 24 year old Chelsea Patricia Ake-Salvacion entered a cryotherapy machine after hours at the salon where she worked as night manager. Approximately 10 hours later, her body was found frozen inside the machine. The exact cause of Ake-Salvacion’s death is still under investigation and awaiting toxicology reports, which could take six to eight weeks.

When Nevada drivers get in their vehicles, they do not expect the safety features to cause accidents. Unfortunately, defective airbags on about 7.8 million vehicles are making that a reality, according to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. A recent story in the New York Times states that Toyota, Chrysler and Honda have now made a second round of recalls on airbags after the first fix has not corrected the problem.

According to the Nevada Department of Transportation crash reports, there were 1,463 large truck accidents in 2010. Fatigue is consistently listed in the top 10 causes of commercial motor vehicle accidents, and federal guidelines have addressed the issue by limiting the number of hours tractor trailer operators can work. Although the workday is defined as 14 hours, only 11 of those may be spent on the road. These hours lead to long and taxing shifts, which are directly related to accident risks.

The Las Vegas Sun reports that a man was recently severely injured as he attempted to cross the street near the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino. According to law enforcement officers, the 76-year-old man failed to cross using a cross walk and was struck by a motorist who fled from the scene of the accident. The injured man was taken to the hospital for treatment and the alleged driver of the vehicle was located and arrested for felony hit-and-run. In an unrelated incident, a 61-year-old man was found dead near the intersection of Galleria Drive and Gibson road. Officers believe the man was the victim of another hit-and-run as he attempted to cross the street. The Clark County Coroner’s office stated that he died of blunt force trauma to the head as a result of the accident.