PRICE, Utah (AP) — The Utah High Patrol says a fatal head-on crash involving two tractor-trailer rigs closed U.S. 6 between Price and Green River in southeastern Utah Tuesday morning. The Highway Patrol says one person was killed but no other information on the wreck in Emery County was released […]
JUAB COUNTY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in a rural area of Juab County in west-central Utah. The Highway Patrol says those killed in the wreck on State Route 132 were in the front seat of a car that hit a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Nevada man reported missing and endangered has died in Utah in a car accident. Utah Highway Patrol officials say 62-year-old Lief Johansson died at the scene of Saturday’s crash several miles north of Paragonah. They say the car he was driving stopped […]
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 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah dump truck operator accused of killing six people while driving drunk has admitted to some criminal charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. The Deseret News reports Jamie Don McKenzie, of Heber City, entered guilty pleas Wednesday in 4th District Court to three counts […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Recent figures suggest that the Utah Highway Patrol is seeing early success under a new state law that dropped the blood alcohol limit from .08% to .05%, the lowest threshold in the nation. The Deseret News reported Tuesday that Utah troopers say there were 134 […]
One man is recovering from minor injuries to his face after an accident on I-70 Sunday at milepost 84, near the Fremont Jct. interchange. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, Kendall Stearns Jr. from Sunnyvale, California became drowsy as he was Eastbound on the highway. After he fell asleep, Stearns’ […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Winter storm warnings and advisories blanket much of Utah and hazardous travel conditions are reported across much of the state. The Utah High Patrol says northbound Interstate 15 was closed early Tuesday morning near Cedar City and troopers reported that 15 tractor-trailer were blocking traffic […]
MANUA, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah town’s police is accused of driving a police car while under the influence. The Utah Highway Patrol says troopers arrested Shane Zilles late Tuesday after he allegedly failed a field sobriety conducted after troopers saw a Mantua Police Department car being driven at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New state statistics show that the number of people who died on Utah roadways decreased for the second consecutive year. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the 264 deaths on Utah roadways in 2018 were the lowest since 2014 and down from 273 the year before. The […]
