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3 Dead, 6 Hurt in Fatal Accident in Tooele County
Three vehicles are reported to be involved in an accident on Sunday in Tooele County. According to the report, there were eleven people, total, involved in the incident. The accident occurred along State Route 36 near the interchange with SR 38. This rural highway has...
Car Collision with a Semitrailers Leaves One in Critical Condition
At 2:05 p.m. of Wednesday, an accident occurred on I-15 which resulted a driver receiving critical injury and two female passengers being injured to an unknown extent. According to a recent report, a Honda Civic traveling north on I-15 near 700 South in Layton swerved...
Tabiona Man Injured in Rear-End Collision
According to KSL, a logging truck driver identified as Wesley Fabrizio, 51 was issued a citation for following too closely to a pickup truck. The accident occurred around 3 p.m. on state Route 35. The report states that Dean Sweat, 57, was driving his pickup and...
Police Officer Arrested for DUI Investigation
A Washington County sheriff's lieutenant was arrested and is now under a DUI investigation after rolling his patrol vehicle with his four children inside. KSL reports the officer as Lt. Jake Adams, 39. It was disclosed that he was booked into the Iron County Jail...
Two People Hurt as Police Chase Ends in Crash
According to a Tribune report, police were handling a robbery near 900 S. State St. Monday afternoon when a 23-year-old man with a warrant for his arrest took off in a stolen vehicle. Detective Cody Lougy said that officers pursued the man, but the suspect ended up...
A Mother’s Tale on How Seatbelts Saved Her Children’s Lives
A mother, identified by the article as Krista Turner of Eagle Mountain, recalled how seat belts saved her and her children from fatal harm last January 23. According to the article, the day started as usual with the family having their prayer led by Krista Turner and...
House Approves Bill to Protect Officers from Pursuit-Related Lawsuits
A report disclosed that the House passed a bill on Tuesday intended to protect law enforcement officers from being liable when the suspects they're pursuing are injured or killed. The bill, Bill 64-10, will now go before the Senate. House Majority Leader Brad Dee,...
Man Hit by a Car, Run Over by Two More Cars
A 49 year old man attempting to cross 4000 West at 4215 South about 7:30 p.m. was reported to be struck by an oncoming vehicle. According to West Valley police, the driver of the vehicle that hit the man immediately stopped, called 911, and checked on the victim. The...
Rear Ending Accident Sends Two Cars into Sandy Canal
A report disclosed that three people were sent to a hospital after a crash sent two cars into a Sandy canal. Police stated that a car carrying two people was rear-ended by another car driven by a person believed to be travelling at high speeds near 7700 South and 700...
High Speed Chase Leads to DUI Arrest
According to a report, the Centerville police went after a woman driver who was driving on Legacy Highway at nearly 100 miles per hour in the wrong direction last Saturday. The woman was identified by the report as Vickie Lynn Diamond, 36 years of age. Diamond was...