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8 Separate Car Accidents in Box Elder County Hurts Many People
According to a recent report, a quick moving snow storm produced icy roads in less than an hour and was likely the reason behind eight pileups occurring on a mile stretch of I-15 in Box Elder County. The report added that the crashes that happened Saturday morning...
Tanker Truck Collision causes man’s death in Myton
A fatal crash took place on Thursday morning in Myton, Utah involving a tanker truck and a pickup truck. At 6:55 a.m., the driver of the tanker truck, Darrel Wiser, reportedly lost traction as he descended the hill on a two-lane road approaching the US-40 on Parriete...
Defendant Awaits Sentencing After Death of 2-year-old
The defendant in a case related to the death of a West Valley two-year-old pled guilty to reduced charges on Monday the 27th. Kimberly Munoz, 21, is looking at up to five years in prison when she faces sentencing in March. The Prosecution, as part of a plea bargain,...
Drunk Driving Incident Ends in Tragedy
At 8:32 pm Saturday night in Taylorsville, a man driving a pickup truck slammed into the back of the Thurber's car as Matt, Holden, and Zane Thurber waited at the red light in the intersection of 5400 south and 1300 west. The crash ended in the tragic death of...
Intentional Auto-Pedestrian Accident Leaves Pedestrian in Critical Condition
An auto-pedestrian accident last Saturday afternoon allegedly resulted from a family dispute. The report stated that police are now looking for the suspect who is thought to have intentionally driven his truck onto a sidewalk and struck a pedestrian. It was disclosed...
Not Buckling Up to Blame for Nearly One Third of 2013 Traffic Fatalities
A new report by the Utah Department of Transportation states that traffic fatalities have gone up from 217 in 2012 (the lowest since 1959) to 219 in 2013. Carlos Braceras, director of UDOT, told KSL that “although Utah only experienced a slight increase in 2013, any...
Suspect Flees After Crash on I-215
At approximately 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday the 21st, a woman allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle causing it to roll over before fleeing into the night. The crash took place on I-215 near 235 West in Murray. According to KSL news, the suspect has been identified as...
Man Still in Recovery After Frontrunner Incident
2 weeks after being struck by a train, little improvement Getting off the train en route to his job in Roy, Utah, Alex Saurez was hit by a Frontrunner train travelling in the opposite direction. For the past two weeks, Saurez has remained at Mckay Dee Hospital as...
West Valley Man Fatally Injured in Auto-Pedestrian Accident
Early in the morning, on Friday the seventeenth, a West Valley City man was struck at the intersection of 2700 west and 4270 South. Chris Larsen, a 59-year-old who was on his way to work at a nearby grocery store, was hit at around 6:45 a.m. as he was crossing east to...
Plea Deal for DUI Driver
A man, who was identified by reports as Ramiro Hernandez, has taken a plea deal in connection with his involvement in the death of Ashlee Zimmer in August of last year. Ramirez was accused of hitting and killing an Orem woman while driving drunk. According to...