Law enforcement officers and first responders risk their lives every day to protect Nevadans and ensure the safety of Nevada roadways.

Memorial signs have been installed on each direction of the following state highways, naming the sections of highway as a memorial highway in honor of the following fallen officers:

• MICAH DAVID 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 MICHAEL 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 LEE 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 TRAVIS 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

Segments of state highway have previously been named in honor of individuals, including fallen law enforcement officers. The highway names above are part of NDOT’s Honorary Highway Name program which provides a formal process to request approximate one-mile sections of highway to be named in honor of first responders who lost their life there.

First responders include law enforcement officers, emergency services personnel, NDOT personnel, and tow truck operators.

An Honorary Highway Name can be requested by Nevada first responders or immediate family member of first responders lost in the line of duty on Nevada state roads.

SUBMIT HONORARY HIGHWAY NAME REQUEST

Contact (775) 888-7000 or info@dot.nv.gov for program information.

Traffic safety is our top priority. Please visit www.zerofatalitiesnv.com for driving safety resources.