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Utah Highway Patrol responds to serious vehicle crashes on I-70 and I-80
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Freeway Patrol responded to a pair of auto crashes Friday on I-70 and I-80.
Crash on I-70
In response to the UHP, the incident, involving seven automobiles, occurred alongside I-70 close to milepost 120 in Emery County at 4:06 p.m. The UHP experiences there have been accidents because of the crash. Nevertheless, there have been no fatalities.
All eastbound lanes of I-70 had been closed nicely into Friday night time. The UHP says site visitors is being diverted at milepost 116.
I-70 is closed at mp 116 with site visitors being diverted. UHP and UDOT are working to clear automobiles caught within the again up. We’re nonetheless anticipating one other couple hours earlier than we are able to open a lane.
— Utah Freeway Patrol (@UTHighwayPatrol) July 30, 2022
Extra info on this incident shall be offered because it turns into out there.
Automobile crashes on I-80
The UHP additionally responded to a one-vehicle crash on westbound I-80 at milepost 136 Friday night. The three proper lanes on westbound I-80 had been closed, in addition to the entire eastbound lanes.
For unknown causes, in line with the UHP, a driver of a westbound automobile misplaced management of the automobile and went left. It rolled after hitting filth within the median.
The UHP says a passenger at the back of the automobile was not sporting a seat belt and was ejected. The UHP says the passenger landed in an eastbound lane of site visitors. The passenger was transported to an space hospital with severe accidents.
The UHP says impairment is being investigated.
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