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Brigham City Woman Killed in Car Accident
A car accident on I-15 in Box Elder County claimed the life of a 57-year-old woman from Brigham City and injured a man from Garland, Utah. Utah Highway Patrol reported that the accident happened at 8:47 p.m. According to the report, the woman was driving a Buick that...
Motorcyclist in Critical Condition after Bangerter Crash
A motorcycle driver was seen allegedly by witnesses to be travelling at extremely high speed south on Bangerter Highway. The man was also observed to be weaving between cars. At this point, authorities reported that a northbound Dodge Neon attempted a left turn and...
Woman Killed in Crash near Scofield
According to Deseret News, a woman and two other people were ejected from a pickup truck that rolled off Pondtown Road and down a 150-foot embankment near Scofield State Park on July 7. The other passenger, identified as Alvin Carter, 27, of Magna, was flown from the...
Pedestrian Killed by Impaired Driver
In West Valley City, authorities reported the arrest of a man believed to be responsible for automobile homicide. The man was driving under the influence when he hit and killed a West Valley City man who was crossing the road according to the police. 56-year-old Zay...
Teenager Dies from Sustained Injuries
KSL.com reported that a young woman of Brigham City died from her injuries. The 16-year-old was thrown from a pick-up truck on I-15 near the junction of I-84 in June. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the pick-up truck drifted and the driver over corrected causing...
Motorcyclist in Critical Condition after Car Crash on I-15
According to a report given by Deseret News, a motorcyclist was traveling in the carpool lane when two vehicles in front of him crashed. The 24-year-old motorcyclist hit one of the vehicles and was thrown from the bike. The man was wearing a helmet, but it fell off...
Jeffrey Bascom Gets 5 Years Prison Sentence for Texting and Driving
Jeffrey Lloyd Bascom, 29 years old, was sentenced to five years in prison for causing the death of Thomas Lavelle Clark, a 9th grader at Vernal Junior High School. Bascom will also serve a concurrent six-month term for possession of spice. According to KSL.com news,...
Shaun Hart Successfully Rescued from Mt. Olympus
Shaun Hart of Salt Lake City was injured when a loose boulder fell and hit him in the leg. The injury prevented him from hiking down the mountain. The 23-year-old experienced hiker and climber had all the essentials with him as preparation for any untoward accident...
Burning Vehicles inside Carport Investigated
Deseret News reported that authorities responded to a fire alarm on a burning single vehicle in a carport. Fire fighters arrived and found that two vehicles were on fire. Capt. Jason Camp of the Unified Fire Authority disclosed that the carport was threatened by the...
Multiple Vehicle Crash Leaves 16 Year-old in Critical Condition
Utah Highway Patrol trooper Todd Johnson disclosed that a piece of metal debris on the road near Parrish Lane caused a minor car crash, prompting three motorists to pull over into the emergency lane. They then got out of their vehicles to exchange information. While...