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UHP: One dead, one critical after I-215 crashes

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:11:18 MDT

UHP: One dead, one critical after I-215 crashes

By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 21, 2013 11:11PM MDT

The Utah Highway Patrol was trying Tuesday to figure out why a car drove into oncoming traffic on a southern Davis County stretch of Interstate 215, triggering a head-on crash that killed one man and left another critically injured. Berton L. Stephens, 54, of Bountiful, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 5:22 p.m. Monday accident that culminated on the westbound on-ramp from Redwood Road to I-215, said UHP Cpl. Todd Johnson. Johnson said Stephens was driving a 2004 Honda Accord northbound...

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Utah man killed, woman hurt in Wyoming crash

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:14:28 MDT

Utah man killed, woman hurt in Wyoming crash

Updated May 20, 2013 11:14PM MDT

An elderly Utah man was killed early Monday morning when his car crossed over the center line and crashed into a concrete culvert on U.S. 287 in Wyoming. Wyoming Highway Patrol Sgt. Stephen Townsend said that 73-year-old Marcus Archuletta, of Taylorsville, was dead at the scene of the 4:15 a.m. crash 17 miles north of Rawlins. Archuletta did not appear to have been wearing a seat belt, WHP said. A passenger, 60-year-old Carolyn Graves, of Kearns, was wearing a seat belt. She was in serious cond...

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Montana motorcycle rider dies in eastern Utah crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:38:08 MDT

Montana motorcycle rider dies in eastern Utah crash

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 11:38PM MDT

A 49-year-old motorcyclist died Saturday after he struck a guardrail about 15 miles north of Vernal. David P. Hellrigel, of Bozeman, Mont., was riding south on U.S. Highway 191 through an area known as “The Switchbacks,” according to the Utah Highway Patrol. About noon, Hellrigel failed to negotiate a turn and was thrown from the motorcycle against the guardrail, UHP said. Hellrigel was wearing a helmet but died before responders arrived.

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Utah wildlife crossing set to save hundreds of migrating deer

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:58:07 MDT

Utah wildlife crossing set to save hundreds of migrating deer

By Brian Maffly The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 06:58AM MDT

Kanab • Automobiles strike about 100 mule deer each year on a lovely stretch of U.S. Highway 89 in Kane County, killing up to 10 percent of the Paunsaugunt herd. Now officials hope a $2.6 million system of fencing and underpasses under construction will slash next fall’s roadside carcass count and make the road safer for motorists. In partnership with two state wildlife agencies, sportsmen, the county and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the Utah Department of Transportation has ...

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Midas Whale of NBC’s 'The Voice' to perform on BYU's radio program Highway 89 tonight

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:06:51 MDT

Midas Whale of NBC’s 'The Voice' to perform on BYU's radio program Highway 89 tonight

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 05:06PM MDT

Midas Whale of NBC’s "The Voice" will be performing on Highway 89 tonight at 8 p.m. You can hear the performance on Sirius XM 143 BYU Radio and at www.byuradio.org The folk duo from Rexburg, Idaho comprised of Ryan Hayes and Jon Peter Lewis will perform 5 original songs. In between songs BYU Radio General Manager Don Shelline will chat with the pair about everything from geology to relationships. HIGHWAY 89 is a live music performance program that originates in the radio studios of BYU Broadcast...

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Condition improves for Duchesne man in pickup vs. semi crash

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:01:40 MDT

Condition improves for Duchesne man in pickup vs. semi crash

By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 01:01PM MDT

The condition of a Duchesne man hurt in a crash with a semi-trailer rig had improved and he was expected to be released from the hospital soon, the Utah Highway Patrol said Tuesday. UHP Cpl. Todd Johnson said the 19-year-old man had been listed in serious condition Monday afternoon following the accident on U.S. 40 near the highway’s junction with State Route 87, just west of Roosevelt. The Duchesne man was westbound on U.S. 40 just after noon on Monday when the semi made a left turn from S.R. 8...

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Rethink freeway

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Rethink freeway

Updated May 10, 2013 01:01AM MDT

A freeway to carry heavy traffic north and south though west Davis County has been on Utah Department of Transportation drawing boards for years. The agency is ready to release its draft environmental impact study and name its preferred route. But the best alignment may be no alignment at all. Things have changed since UDOT first started looking at routes for what is now Legacy Parkway, connecting Farmington to Salt Lake City, and its eventual extension northward. Urban planning has evolved wit...

Cache deputy hurt in crash during response to help other officers

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:42:21 MDT

Cache deputy hurt in crash during response to help other officers

By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 9, 2013 01:42PM MDT

A Cache County sheriff’s deputy sustained minor injuries when his cruiser was struck by two vehicles while he was rushing to back up other law officers. Lt. Brian Locke said the crash occurred about 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday as the deputy, responding to a call for assistance from other deputies, who were making what they considered to be a “high risk” traffic stop. “The sheriff’s deputy entered the intersection at 300 South and Highway 165 in Providence, travelling westbound and attempting to turn ...

Students, history buffs celebrate Lincoln Highway route in Sugar House

Wed, 08 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Students, history buffs celebrate Lincoln Highway route in Sugar House

By Tom wharton The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 8, 2013 01:01AM MDT

When Hawthorne Elementary sixth-grader Virginia Mogzec began studying historic signs in Sugar House as part of her Neighborhood Extended Learning Program class, she had never heard of the Lincoln Highway. She talked about what she had learned about the historic road moments after she and her classmates watched a Lincoln Highway sign posted in the heart of Sugar House Tuesday. It seems they have become experts on the nation’s first transcontinental highway. “I didn’t know a lot about it until th...