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Three Arrested After Two High-Speed Chases

Three Arrested After Two High-Speed Chases

(Salina, UT) — Three people are in custody after two high-speed chases netted a drug bust. It happened in Salina along I-70 when a driver was caught going 110 miles per hour. That black Audi sped away as an officer gave chase. Later, a business in Salina said someone in […]

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Westbound I-70 Temporarily Closed Near Richfield

Westbound I-70 Temporarily Closed Near Richfield

Westbound Interstate 70 is temporarily closed near Richfield after a crash. The crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. four miles east of Richfield where, according to Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Jason Kelsey, “severe winds toppled a commercial motor vehicle.” The crash is estimated to be cleared around 4:30 p.m. Vehicles are […]

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Plane Lands On I-70 In Sevier County

Plane Lands On I-70 In Sevier County

A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate-70 in Sevier County. The incident occurred just after 2:00 p.m. on Aug. 28 in Salina Canyon when a mechanical issue forced the pilot to land. According to Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Jason Kelsey, the pilot made repairs, then the UHP closed […]

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Semi Truck Pursuit Ends In Fire

Semi Truck Pursuit Ends In Fire

Just before 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 9, a semi truck was called in as being driven recklessly, westbound on I-70 in Sevier County. A Sevier County deputy made an attempt to get the truck to stop but it continued driving erratically. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, “with the […]

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Two Dead, Two Injured In Millard County Crash

Two Dead, Two Injured In Millard County Crash

Two people are dead and two others are injured after a car crash in Millard County. According to the Utah Highway Patrol a car was driving the wrong direction on I-15 near the I-70 interchange when the crash occurred Oct. 17. All northbound lanes of I-15 were temporarily closed but […]

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One Dead After Wrong Way Crash On I-70

One Dead After Wrong Way Crash On I-70

One person is dead and two are injured after a wrong way crash on Interstate 70. According to Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Clay Morgan, a green Saturn was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes on I-70 Jan. 19 from approximately mile post 31 to mile post 33. At mile post […]

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Officials seeking eyewitnesses after pedestrian dies on I-70 in Sevier County

One man is dead after being hit by a semi tractor on I-70 in Sevier County Sunday afternoon. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Leon Reyes of Elsinore died at the scene of the crash around 2:20 p.m. on Westbound I-70 near mile marker 38. The semi driver, 65-year-old Abel […]

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Hail on I-70 causes slide-offs and crash Tuesday

Hail on I-70 causes slide-offs and crash Tuesday

One man is now recovering after hail Tuesday afternoon caused a crash on I-70 East of Salina in Sevier County. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, Joseph Gasper of Colorado was driving Eastbound near mile post 89 when he approached other vehicles ahead slowing for hail and snow that was […]

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Two accidents within minutes of each other on I-70 Friday

Rain and snowy conditions Friday caused two car accidents on I-70 in Sevier County near Elsinore within a few minutes of each other. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the first accident occurred around 2 p.m. near milepost 30 with a Subaru Outback going Westbound as rain was turning to […]

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Mother of teen injured in accident on I-70 speaks up about seatbelt use

Mother of teen injured in accident on I-70 speaks up about seatbelt use

The mother of a Colorado teen injured in an accident in March on I-70 in Sevier County is now speaking out about seatbelt use. Teresa Miller says her daughter, Apolonia Gallegos, was severely injured with multiple broken bones and brain injuries after she was ejected from the driver’s seat. She […]

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