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Grief counselors greeted Herriman High School students and faculty Friday, offering solace in their mourning for a sophomore girl who died in a crash with another vehicle that had run a red light.
Unified Police spokesman Ken Hansen confirmed that Caddee Conner, 16, was with two of her classmates in a pickup traveling east on Rosecrest Road (14400 South) toward the school just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday when they approached Mountain View Corridor (about 4600 West). That's when a woman in her 20s driving a Mazda passenger car north on the corridor ran a red light and collided with the pickup.
The pickup rolled, and then both vehicles struck a dump truck.
Hansen said that two boys in the pickup with Conner were in serious and fair condition, respectively, as of Friday. The driver of the Mazda remained in serious condition, while her 3-month-old niece — who had been secured in a carseat — was in good condition.
Also on Friday, UPD said that because detectives had learned the Mazda's driver is related to a UPD officer, Salt Lake City police will take over the accident investigation.
Jordan School District officials confirmed that grief counselors would be available Friday and into next week for students, parents and staff at Herriman High.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the victim and the others injured in this accident. Jordan District and Herriman High are a tight knit community and we are all feeling a sense of loss and sorrow over this tragedy," stated district spokeswoman Sandra Riesgraf.
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