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4 Dead in Automobile Crashes over Memorial Day Weekend
KSL.com reported that Utah Highway Patrol augmented its forces for the Memorial Day weekend in order to better prepare for the start of the deadliest 100 days on the road. Troopers went around the state to remind people to be safe on the road. The much awaited summer...
Search and Rescue for a Hiker with Fractured Femur
Fox 13 reported that a 38 year old man in Farmington, Utah fell into a creek while hiking last Sunday, June 2 and fractured his femur. The hiker fell near the Davis Creek Trail sometime around 2 p.m. The man was rescued via helicopter. Sgt. Susan Poulson of the Davis...
Payson Road Mishap Involving 7 vehicles Injured 6
A road accident in Payson involving 7 vehicles was reported Monday afternoon. Three people were listed in critical condition and another in serious condition. According to Utah Highway Patrol officials there was heavy traffic on the road because of on-going...
2 Vehicles in Provo Canyon Car Crash Injured 4
Memorial Day was marred by another vehicular accident in Provo Canyon involving a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban and a 2008 Nissan Versa. Erin Lambert, 19 years old from Arizona, was the driver of the suburban. She and two eighteen year old female passengers, coming from...
Woman Falls 15 Feet In Climbing Accident
A woman fell 15 feet in a rock climbing accident in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Monday, according to KSL. The woman, a Southern Utah University student, was rock climbing with some friends when the belay rope slipped and she fell 15 feet. Her brother was able to call 911...
81-year-old Man Burned In Backyard Fire
An 81-year-old man was burned over 90% of his body while burning weeds in his backyard with a hand-held propane torch, according to KSL. Ray Jessop's was trying to put out the weed fire, which had started burning some grass, when his pants caught fire. His neighbor...
Motorcycle Accident Kills Man in Provo Canyon
KSL reports that on Sunday, May 26th, a man riding a motorcycle on Highway 189 in Provo Canyon died when his motorcycle laid down. A Chevy Blazer, which pulled into the right lane, in front of the motorcycle, was preparing to make a U turn. The motorcycle went down...
Man Pinned to Death in Salt Lake City
Jasen Asay from the Salt Lake City Fire Department disclosed that a man was killed when a large bag weighing at least 2000 pounds containing shredded plastic materials accidentally fell on him. The manager of Mountain Peaks Vinyl found his employee trapped under the...
15 Year Old Biker Hit by Trailer Towing Truck
The Utah Department of Public Safety reported that in an average year in Utah, 6 bicyclists are killed and nearly 850 are involved in crashes with motor vehicles. Nearly 60% of bicyclists involved in a bicycle/motor vehicle crash are younger than 20 years of age and...
Another Deadly Motorcycle Crash
KSL.com reported that a 49 year-old motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a highway guardrail Saturday afternoon of May 18, 2013. The victim ,who was from from Bozeman, Montana was travelling south of Vernal on the switchback portion of SR 191 when he failed to...