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Monday, April 7, 2014

A Tuesday hit-and-run in Ogden put two men in the hospital and one under arrest.

Around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, a 2004 Lincoln Ls traveling northbound on Walnut Street crossed Riley Avenue and collided with two motorcycles that were traveling westbound on Riley Avenue. The driver of the Lincoln left the scene of the wreck.

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Friday, March 14, 2014

A 10-year-old boy was flown to the hospital Saturday after he crashed a motorcycle at Miller Motorsports Park.

The boy was going off a jump in the motocross area when he crashed, said North Tooele County Fire District spokesman Ryan Willden. Firefighters were called to the Tooele park, at 2901 Sheep Lane, about 6:51 p.m.

They tended to the boy until a helicopter arrived to take him to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. Willden did not know the extent of the boy’s injuries or where he lives.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Sean Leary knew the dangers associated with climbing El Capitan or flying off a cliff in a wing suit, but like many extreme athletes, the excitement and freedom somehow made him feel more alive.

His pursuit of that intense adrenaline rush is what made him one of the country's greatest climbers and base jumpers.

It is also what killed him.

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Monday, March 10, 2014

A motorcyclist was in critical but improved condition Wednesday, the day after he collided with a car at a West Valley City intersection.

West Valley Deputy Police Chief Mike Powell said the 45-year-old victim’s vital signs had been stabilized, but he faced a long recovery from the severe leg injuries and head trauma he suffered in the Tuesday night accident.

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

A pilot escaped injury Sunday after he crashed his plane in a Woods Cross field.

Woods Cross police officer Chris Hoffman said a city police officer just happened to see the plane go down at about 2:05 p.m. in a field near 500 S. Redwood Road.

The 42-year-old Utah pilot, who was alone in the plane, told investigators he had just taken off from Bountiful Sky Park airport, 1887 S. Redwood Road, when his plane lost power, Hoffman said.

He attempted to land the single-engine plane in the Woods Cross field, but it flipped upon landing.

No one was injured.

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Thursday, February 20, 2014
Two bicyclist from Salt Lake City were injured in Zion National Park when they crashed their bikes in the Zion-Mt Carmel Tunnel Friday afternoon. The two cyclist apparently hit the tunnel wall and crashed. A 51-year-old male from West Jordan suffered serious injuries in the wreck and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with head trauma. The second cyclist sideswiped the tunnel wall, tearing his shirt in the process. He refused medical attention, according to a press release from Zion National Park.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
A three-vehicle accident in Tooele County left three people dead and six injured on Sunday afternoon. A van carrying seven people in a youth church group from Dugway to Salt Lake City attempted to turn into the passing lane of S.R. 36 in Stansbury Park, shortly before 3:30 p.m., when another vehicle clipped the back bumper, sending the van into oncoming traffic, according to Trooper Evan Kirby of Utah Highway Patrol. A red Subaru then struck the passenger side of the van.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

One suspect was in custody and another remained at large Thursday after an overnight high-speed chase that began after the robbery of a casino in West Wendover and ended with a crash in south Salt Lake County.

A Utah Highway Patrol spokesman said at least two male suspects held up the Montego Bay Casino on the Utah-Nevada line 11:20 p.m. Wednesday. West Wendover, Nev., police alerted UHP and police in Tooele and Salt Lake counties to be on the lookout for the getaway vehicle, last seen heading east on Interstate 80.

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Saturday, February 8, 2014

A Utah man is dead following an avalanche in San Pete County Sunday. Officials say four highly experienced back country snowmobilers were riding near Huntington Reservoir. The four were said to be trained in avalanche rescue and had beacons, probes, shovels, and Spot GPS at the time of the accident. When the avalanche occurred, the others in the party reached the area and located their friend who was buried 6 to 8-feet under the surface and began CPR. They also sent a message with the Spot GPS which sends GPS coordinates with a request for help.

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Friday, February 7, 2014
28-year-old Amber Bellows of Salt Lake City died on Saturday afternoon while attempting a BASE jump off Mount Kinesava. Bellows was with her husband, Clayton Butler, 29, at the time of the accident. The couple had been married for just two weeks. The couple hiked up Mount Kinevasa Saturday morning and Bellows was the first to jump. Her parachute failed to open correctly and she fell to her death. Butler told authorities that his wife's parachute malfunctioned and she fell approximately 2,000 feet. Rescue crews located the victim's body in a remote area of the park around 10 a.m.