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Speeding tractor-trailer flattens Utah restaurant, 3 injured

Speeding tractor-trailer flattens Utah restaurant, 3 injured

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 […]

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Utah Highway Patrol: 3 critically injured in head-on crash

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.

Utah troopers report no arrests at new lower DUI threshold

Utah troopers report no arrests at new lower DUI threshold

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 […]

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Utah Highway Patrol vehicles in collisions on slick highways

Utah Highway Patrol vehicles in collisions on slick highways

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 […]

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1 injured in 5-vehicle crash after rock slides onto highway

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 […]

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Dump truck rams into Utah laundromat

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 […]

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Police officer injured while on ride-along with Utah trooper

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 […]

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Utah trooper intercepts wrong-way driver on freeway

Utah trooper intercepts wrong-way driver on freeway

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 […]

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Passenger stops Utah Greyhound bus after driver passes out

Passenger stops Utah Greyhound bus after driver passes out

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 […]

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Utah Highway Patrol: 1 killed, 1 injured in head-on crash

VEYO, Utah (AP) — The state Highway Patrol says a woman was killed and a second driver seriously injured Tuesday in a crash in southwestern Utah. The Highway Patrol says the wreck occurred on State Route 180 near Veto in Washington County. No identities or additional information was released.