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A five car accident in Taylorsville injured two and took the life of a 3-year-old boy Saturday night.
A truck collided with a car that was stopped at a red light on 5400 South 1300 West, causing a chain reaction crash involving five cars.
The driver of the truck, later identified as Manuel de Jesus Guinea 55, then got out of his vehicle and attempted to blend in with the crowd. But he was grabbed by a citizen and held until police arrived and took him into custody Lt. Justin Hoyal of the Unified Police Department said.
A semi-trailer rig allegedly ran a red light in the fog and crashed into a car in Spanish Fork Thursday morning, killing a 48-year-old man.
A Spanish Fork police Lt. said the accident occurred at 8:14 a.m. in the intersection of 2550 East and Highway 6.
Killed in the crash was Nathan Hales, of Spanish Fork. Johnson said the accident would be investigated by the Utah Highway Patrol due to a possible conflict of interest: Hales is the first cousin of the Spanish Fork Public Safety Director.
A woman, Rosa Merino, was struck by a pickup truck in a Provo crosswalk Wednesday morning later died from her injuries at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.
Provo police said the accident occurred at 6:20 a.m. as the woman was crossing westbound at the intersection of 700 N. University Avenue, about three blocks from Brigham Young University. It was still dark when the 1985 GMC pickup hit her.
A Hyrum woman died Tuesday in a crash near the mouth of Sardine Canyon.
Shortly before 9 a.m., Christina C. Petersen was traveling west on Mt. Sterling Road (6800 South) near Wellsville, when she turned south onto Highway 89/91 and pulled in front of a northbound truck coming down the canyon, said the Utah Highway Patrol. The truck struck her partially head-on.
Petersen, 60, died at the hospital.
The driver of the truck, who UHP did not identify, was taken to Logan Regional Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A driver was in extremely critical condition Sunday following a collision between two tractor trailers.
A semi-truck pulling an empty trailer was eastbound on U.S. Highway 40 about 4:30 a.m. when for an unknown reason the empty trailer veered into the westbound lanes, Utah Highway Patrol troopers said.
A second semi, pulling a trailer filled with an unknown liquid, collided with driver side rear axle of the trailer, troopers said.
The driver of the second semi was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital where he was listed in extremely critical condition.
A 16-year-old girl was flown by helicopter to a hospital after she reportedly fell from the bed of a pickup truck in Clearfield on Monday afternoon.
The accident occurred at about 3 p.m. near 300 W. 2300 South, according to Clearfield dispatchers, who could not immediately confirm the condition of the victim.
The girl, who was sitting on the edge of the pickup truck’s bed, suffered head injuries when she fell to the pavement as the pickup rounded a corner at the intersection.
A Clearfield business owner died Tuesday, a day after he was accidentally run over on a loading ramp at Freeport Center, the Clearfield Police Department reported.
Robert Benton, 67, of Kaysville — who is co-owner of Benton Packaging — was run over by a pickup truck that was backing down a loading ramp at the business, located at Building F7 at the Freeport Center.
Benton was transported to a local hospital for treatment of leg and shoulder injuries. At the hospital it was determined Benton also suffered serious internal injuries to his chest.
He died Tuesday
A man was rescued after crashing his car into the Jordan River near 500 North and Redwood Road Sunday morning.
The Salt Lake City Police Department says the man was driving on 500 North when he hit a truck and went over a curb.
Police estimate the vehicle flew about 25 feet in the air before it landed on its side in the Jordan River.
Police say the man climbed out of the car and sat on the partially submerged vehicle until a rescue team from the Salt Lake City Fire Department was able to help him to shore.