UHP responds to over 150 weather-related car accidents in one day, including...
SALT LAKE CITY — A 16-car pileup brought traffic to a complete stop on eastbound SR-201 near 3200 West Thursday evening. According to Sergeant Nick Street with Utah Highway Patrol, the pileup...
View ArticleDraper Battalion Chief ‘doing well’ after being hit by car on I-15
MURRAY — A Battalion Chief for the Draper City Fire Department is expected to make a full recovery after he was hit by a car on southbound I-15 Thursday evening. "We are so relieved to let you know...
View ArticlePowder Mountain Road closed after accident leaves one dead
WEBER COUNTY — Deputies responded to a traffic accident on Powder Mountain Road Wednesday that left one dead and one injured. According to a press release, deputies located a cargo truck on Highway 158...
View ArticlePolice: 81-year-old woman dies after husband tries to pass vehicle while...
WELLS, NV. — An 81-year-old woman from Canada died Saturday after officials say her husband ran into a truck head-on while trying to pass a car in the fog. According to a press release made by the...
View ArticleHighway Patrol Trooper barely dodges out of control driver
WILLARD, Utah — On Wednesday, Trooper Steve Shaffer’s day off, he geared up and hit the cold, slippery Utah highways to help drivers who slid off the road due to snow. During that morning commute,...
View ArticleOne in critical condition, several injured in crash on I-15 in Juab County
JUAB COUNTY, Utah — One man is in critical condition and a woman and her child sustained minor injuries in a crash on northbound Interstate 15 Thursday. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, a Dodge...
View ArticleMan arrested for automobile homicide after fatal crash in South Jordan
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — A fatal rollover crash forced police to close a section of Lake Ave. in South Jordan Wednesday morning. According to a press release from the South Jordan Police Department,...
View ArticlePolice arrest suspect in SLC hit-and-run that left one dead
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Police Department tweeted Wednesday night that they have arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run that occurred Tuesday night. Police arrested 36-year-old Sotero Valerio...
View ArticlePolice identify 4-year-old killed in South Jordan car crash
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — A 4-and-a-half-year-old boy died following a car crash Wednesday that left several others injured. Police identified him as D’mondre Brown and said in a press release he was seated...
View ArticleMinor crash turns ‘tragic’ as improperly restrained 4-year-old killed in...
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — A young boy died Wednesday after an airbag deployed during a crash and struck the boy, who was not restrained in a child seat. Police identified the victim as D’mondre Brown. They...
View ArticleMaryland car crash kills 5 children, injures 2 adults
(CNN) — A Saturday morning crash killed five children and injured two adults, Maryland State Police troopers said. Prince George’s County police and fire responded to reports of a car crash shortly...
View ArticleUtah teen narrowly escapes tragedy after rock smashes into her car in Price...
CARBON COUNTY, Utah -- A teenager in Carbon County experienced a close call after a giant rock crashed through her windshield while she was driving, barely missing her. Gabrielle Sainsbury said she...
View ArticleUHP responds to 410 crashes statewide following storm
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Highway Patrol has responded to 410 crashes across Utah, according to a tweet Wednesday. Over half of those crashes, 211 to be exact, occurred between midnight Wednesday and...
View ArticleWoman in critical condition following auto-pedestrian crash in Utah County
UTAH COUNTY — A woman is in critical condition following an auto-pedestrian crash in Utah County. Utah Highway Patrol Troopers were dispatched to a crash on SR-147, otherwise known as 6400 South, at...
View ArticlePolice identify pedestrian hit, killed by car in Sandy
SANDY, Utah — Sandy Police have identified the man who was hit and killed by a car while walking in a crosswalk Thursday afternoon. Police identified the victim as Sandy resident, 44-year-old Fernando...
View ArticleLanes open on Bangerter Highway after semi rollover
SALT LAKE COUNTY — A crash on Bangerter Highway at SR-201 in Salt Lake County closed all northbound lanes Wednesday afternoon. According to Utah Highway Patrol, a semi was exiting SR-201 eastbound,...
View ArticleHusband, family of pregnant woman killed in Highway 40 crash upset suspect no...
WASATCH COUNTY, Utah — The husband and family of a pregnant Duchesne County woman killed in a crash are in disbelief over what will happen to the man accused of causing the crash. The family said they...
View Article1 person dead, 4 LDS missionaries injured in car crash in New Caledonia
NEW CALEDONIA – One person is dead and four missionaries, including one from Utah, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were injured in a car crash Saturday. A spokesman for the Church of...
View Article6-year-old girl in critical condition after being hit by car in South Salt Lake
SOUTH SALT LAKE –A 6-year-old girl is in critical condition after she was hit by a car in South Salt Lake Wednesday evening. Executive Officer Gary Keller, South Salt Lake Police, said the crash...
View ArticlePolice identify teens killed in late night crash in Sanpete County
SANPETE COUNTY, Utah - Three high school students were killed in a car crash east of Mount Pleasant Friday night. The Utah Highway Patrol said the crash occurred on Power Plant Road. Troopers said a...
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