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A potato-hauling semi truck toppled over Friday morning near Cedar City, mashing freeway traffic for several hours.
The accident happened about 8 a.m. on Interstate 15 when the southbound truck lost control on Black Ridge, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. The truck slid, then tipped onto its left side, blocking the freeway.
A black Mazda driven by a pregnant woman collided with the truck after it had toppled over, UHP reports. The woman and the truck driver were both shaken up and taken to a hospital in St. George.
A 19-year-old man was fatally struck by a car when he inexplicably walked onto southbound Interstate 15 early Tuesday morning.
A Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. spokesman said 2:42 a.m. accident occurred at 13400 South in Draper.
"[The victim] was wearing dark clothing and not seen by the driver of a 2008 Ford Focus when he stepped onto into the lane from the right [shoulder]," police said.
While the incident remained under investigation, but UHP confirmed that along with other possibilities, it was looking into whether the incident may have been a suicide.
One person was seriously injured in a crash on east state Route 94 at Interstate 15 in southeastern San Diego, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
The crash was reported about 1:15 p.m. near the Mount Hope area, a CHP Officer said.
Witnesses reported a white Ford Expedition had overturned and a person was ejected.
The victim was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego.
A 20-year-old motorcyclist died Wednesday when he flew off his bike and hit a pickup, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The man was riding his 2013 Ducati Monster on westbound state Route 94 at 1:44 p.m. when he went to transition onto southbound Interstate 15.
The CHP said the man entered the turn at 60 mph despite a suggested speed of 30 mph. The motorcyclist tried to brake, but as a result the bike went off the road and struck a median.
An SUV carrying two people and two dogs rolled off the right shoulder and down an embankment on Interstate 15 on Wednesday, catching fire, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The car was traveling southbound around 1:10 p.m. near Gopher Canyon Road when somehow it veered off the road.
A husband and wife, both about 50, suffered minor injuries, while the dogs ran out of the car and were loose for nearly two hours before being corralled.
The cause of the accident was still being investigated, but no alcohol was involved.
One person died, six were seriously injured and 13 others suffered minor injuries when a casino-bound charter bus overturned on south Interstate 15 just south of state Route 76 near Bonsall Thursday afternoon, authorities said. This is the second casino tour bus crash today in California.
The 56-year-old driver, from Compton, said the crash occurred about 2:30 p.m. after the bus started to fishtail, said a CHP Officer. The driver tried to correct, and the bus spun around and fell on its side.
Officers and emergency personnel arrived to find a "quite a chaotic" scene.
A car sliding out of control Wednesday afternoon led to a toppled semi trailer and major delays in Utah County.
At about 3:20 p.m., a white northbound car slammed into the right wall on the side of Interstate 15 between Provo and Springville, the Utah Highway Patrol Trooper said. The car then slide across the freeway and hit the left barriers. As the car was coming to a stop in the middle of the freeway, a semi trailer hauling Xerox copies swerved to miss it and fell over.