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Driver Killed by Crash Involving 2 Tractor-Trailer Trucks
The victim of another winter weather traffic collision was identified by a news report as Cody Smith, 54, from Fairview. The accident involved two tractor-trailer semis in the early morning on Sunday, January 12. According to the Deseret News, the crash occurred on...
Pedestrian Hit and Killed on University Avenue in Provo
A Daily Herald report identifies the pedestrian, who was hit and killed just before 6:30 a.m. near 700 N. University Avenue, as Rosa Merino, 42. According to Provo Police Lt. Matt Siufanua, Merino was walking to work because the brakes in her car were out. The report...
Head-on Collision in Logan Canyon Results in 1 Death and 2 Injuries
According to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce, the accident that claimed one life and injured two others occurred on U.S. 89 near milepost 495 about three miles from Garden City. The fatality was identified in the report as Becky Green, 58, of Garden City. The...
Cyclist Injured in Intersection Collision
An accident involving a cyclist and a motorist was reported last Monday, January 13. According to the report, the SUV was making a left turn from Dixie Downs Drive onto Sunset Boulevard around 12:20 in the afternoon. Allegedly, it was at this point that the SUV struck...
Driver Critically Hurt After Crashing Into UHP Vehicle
A man involved in an accident on Monday near Parowan, Utah was reportedly flown to a hospital in critical condition. According to the report the man was driving a pickup truck that was headed northbound on I-15 when it veered into the median side of a lane occupied by...
Six Children Injured in School Bus Accident
A school bus was reported to be involved in an accident that injured six children. According to Utah Highway Patrol troopers the school bus collided with a tree in Paradise Monday afternoon. This accident happened around 3:47 on State Route 165, near mile post 1. The...
Two Major Accidents Cause Commuter Delay
Traffic was backed up on I-80 and on I-15 northbound through the morning commute on Tuesday. The reasons behind the traffic were identified as separate accidents; one involved the driver of a semitrailer who was changing radio stations, and the other stemmed from...
DUI Incident Claims another Life
A KSL report identified the victim as Worth R. Rummage, about 62 years of age from North Carolina who was in Utah to visit family members for the holidays. He died last Sunday as a result of his vehicle being hit by a suspected DUI driver. Springville Police Lt. Dave...
3 Vehicle Crash on State Route 40
State Route 40 near mile marker 126 was the scene of an accident involving three vehicles last Saturday night. According to Sgt. Mary Kaye Lucas of the Utah Department of Public Safety, a semi-trailer traveling west, veered across the center line and struck a Dodge...
Ethan Couch gets 10 years’ Probation for Drunk Driving
The verdict given to a Texas teenager, Ethan Couch was a source of disappointment to the families of accident victims. For them, Ethan Couch was a killer on the road, a drunken teenage driver who caused a crash that left four people dead. The judge had given Couch ten...