Two pedestrians injured in collision with distracted driver on South 700 East in St. George, Utah
Distracted driver ends phone call, hits 2 pedestrians
The driver, a man in his 20s, told officers that as he headed north on South 700 East he was making a phone call, however the person he was calling didn’t answer, Trombley said. Immediately after the driver hit “end” on the call he looked up just in time to see the couple as his car struck them.
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