Law enforcement officials say Utah’s tougher standard for drunken driving did not produce a significant increase in the number of DUI arrests in 2019. The Salt Lake Tribune reported the Utah Highway Patrol estimates the number of drunken driving arrests in 2019 remained about the same as the previous year. […]
PETERSON, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a truck driver may have experienced a medical problem before he was killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 84 in northern Utah. The Utah Highway Patrol identified the driver killed late Monday in Morgan County as 59-year-old Jimmie Grundie of Brigham City. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities say three people are dead following a one-vehicle wreck on Interstate 15 in Millard county. The Highway Patrol says a northbound pickup rolled Saturday after first going off the left side of the highway and then veering to the right before finally steering […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol warned of hazardous driving conditions Wednesday, saying wet pavement contributed to four rollovers of tractor-trailer rigs on major highways. The Highway Patrol reported rollovers early Wednesday on Interstate 80 in Salt Lake City and in Summit County and on Interstate 15 […]
An Ephraim man riding a motorcycle up Ephraim Canyon Monday evening died after hitting a vehicle coming the other direction head-on. According to a report from the Utah Highway Patrol 46-year-old Jody Brown was riding his Suzuki motorcycle up Ephraim Canyon Road just past 5:30 pm. He was going at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah trooper is being praised as a hero after saving a man stranded on train tracks. A dashcam video tweeted on Wednesday by the Utah Highway Patrol shows officer Ruben Correa running toward a car that had crashed on the train tracks and pulling […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Chinese-based travel company overseeing a U.S. trip that ended in a deadly tour bus crash in Utah is defending its licensing and the new company bus driver who was at the wheel. The U-Tour Group in Shanghai, China, said in a statement Monday that […]
A six-year-old child is being treated for critical injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Beaver County. The Utah Highway Patrol says a woman was driving a Chevy Tahoe north on Interstate 15 late Wednesday afternoon when she encountered standing water on the roadway. The driver lost control of the SUV […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials cannot yet determine whether a new drunk driving law has caused a reduction in auto accidents. The Deseret News reported Saturday that Utah Highway Patrol statistics indicate the number of alcohol-related crashes fell in the first quarter of this year. Police could not […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has recorded an increase in DUI arrests after prohibiting driving with a blood alcohol level above the 0.05% limit. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that data from the Utah Highway Patrol shows more than 2,700 DUI arrests were made in the first three months of […]
