Long-haul truckers call Interstate 80 ‘The Big Lonely,’ a name fitting for the desolate stretch of road through northern Nevada—especially at night.
In April 2011, Patrick Carnes, an 86-year-old former truck driver accompanied by his dog Lucky, was driving from Ohio to his home in Reno. Officers made a traffic stop on Carnes just outside of the small city of Wells, during which the driver mentioned he had been driving in tandem with a trucker.
“I’m only following him because he is going to Elko,” Carnes said to the trooper.
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