Electric Daisy Carnival gets off to a smooth start despite heat
By RAVEN JACKSON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Metro Sgt. Bret Ficklin, right, arrests a man on suspicion of trespassing after he was removed from Electric Daisy Carnival, Friday, June 18, 2016 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A disabled man is provided treatment by medical staff at Electric Daisy Carnival on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A man confronts Metro Sgt. Bret Ficklin, right, after being removed from Electric Daisy Carnival on suspicion of trespassing, Friday, June 18, 2016 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Fireworks are seen during the first night of Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas during the early hours of Saturday, June 18, 2016. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @csstevensphoto
Metro Sgt. Bret Ficklin, left, arrests a man on suspicion of trespassing after he was removed from Electric Daisy Carnival, Friday, June 18, 2016 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The first day of the Electric Daisy Carnival was fairly calm with no fatalities reported, Las Vegas police said.
Insomniac Productions recorded 135,000 attendees Friday night, with police reporting seven crashes and three traffic citations, police said.
Thirty-six people were ejected from the carnival. Arrests included two misdemeanors, six driving under the influence and 22 narcotics-related felony arrests, police said.
Medical crews handled about 193 calls, not including walk-ins. Most of the calls turned out to be minor, but five people were taken to the hospital.
