Utah
3 Utah Highway Patrol cars hit during snowstorm; 2 troopers injured
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SALT LAKE CITY — In simply over 12 hours from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning, three Utah Freeway Patrol automobiles have been hit by vehicles and a semitruck that misplaced management on the slick roadways.
Two troopers have been injured within the crashes and have been transported to hospitals with minor to reasonable accidents. Each have since been launched and are recovering at house.
A patrol automotive and SUV have been hit alongside northbound I-15 in Juab County close to Nephi Wednesday afternoon. The troopers had responded to a number of collisions within the space through the winter storm.
“A semi got here by, misplaced management and that rear trailer ended up sideswiping one among our trooper’s vehicles,” stated Sgt. Cameron Roden, with the Utah Freeway Patrol. “That trooper was within the car at that time and time and did maintain some minor to reasonable accidents.”
Dashcam video confirmed the trooper exterior his car simply seconds earlier than the crash occurred. The impression pushed the trooper’s automotive additional off the aspect of the highway.
“Shortly after that collision, we had an SUV lose management and slide into the again of one among our different trooper’s vehicles that have been on scene,” Roden stated. “Fortunately, that trooper was not in his car so there have been no accidents.”
There was a police canine contained in the second UHP car hit in Juab County, however Roden stated the Ok-9 wasn’t injured.
The third crash involving a stopped patrol automotive being hit occurred round 7 a.m. Thursday in Salt Lake County.
Roden stated the trooper was responding to a crash on I-215 and was inside his car when it was hit by a automotive that misplaced management. He was taken to the hospital to be handled for minor accidents.
The Freeway Patrol urged Utah drivers to decelerate in winter climate, particularly if there’s a crash or stopped emergency automobiles within the space.
“As we glance again at these crashes the vast majority of them are speed-related,” Roden stated. “Folks going too quick for these situations.”