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The man who police said caused a crash that left nine people dead, including himself, had a history of speeding — but those violations failed to show up on his driving record because they resulted in lesser parking citations and fines.

Nevada Highway Patrol troopers investigating one of the state’s deadliest crashes in decades did not suspect impairment in a truck driver who had just killed five cyclists — a blood test administered without a warrant would later find he had a level of methamphetamine in his system often seen in corpses.