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 […]
WELLINGTON, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a speeding tractor-trailer has crashed into a restaurant in a small Utah city, flattening the establishment and injuring 3 people. The Utah Highway Patrol says in a statement that the truck was traveling too fast for conditions in Wellington when it left a highway […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol says three people were critically injured in a head-on crash. The Highway Patrol says the crash occurred Tuesday morning on U.S. 40 near Strawberry Reservoir, which is 57 miles (92 kilometers) southeast of Salt Lake City. No additional information was released.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah troopers say they have not yet arrested any drivers under the state’s new lowered DUI threshold. The Utah Highway Patrol said in a post on its Twitter account Tuesday that troopers on New Year’s Eve arrested 11 people for DUI but none of them […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol says two of its patrol vehicles were involved in collisions as winter weather produced slick conditions on highways Wednesday. The Highway Patrol says neither crash involving its vehicles resulted in injury. According to the Highway Patrol, at least one of the […]
HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) — Utah authorities say one person was injured in a five-vehicle crash that occurred after a large rock slid onto Route 189 near Heber City, closing the highway for about two hours Thursday before it could be cleared by wreckers. The Highway Patrol says a northbound […]
KAMAS, Utah (AP) — Authorities say two drivers were transported to a hospital after a dump truck crashed into a laundromat in Kamas. KUTV reports the driver of a Jeep Liberty failed to stop at an intersection around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. At the same time, a dump truck was traveling and rammed […]
MURRAY, Utah (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol says a Kaysville police officer was injured Tuesday morning while on a ride-along with a trooper on a freeway in the Salt Lake City area. The Highway Patrol says the Kaysville officer suffered a leg injury that isn’t life-threatening and reportedly is […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol says a trooper successfully intercepted a wrong-way driver on a Salt Lake City-area freeway early Friday morning. The Highway Patrol says the trooper had a minor injury and that using the interception technique disabled his patrol car while stopping the other […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah police say a Greyhound bus passenger got behind the wheel and steered the bus to safety after the driver passed out on the highway. The Utah Highway Patrol says the passenger took over Friday morning as the driver suffered a medical problem and began […]
