The Utah Department of Public Safety launched a new campaign for the safety of motorcyclists that emphasizes the shared responsibility that motorists and motorcyclists have.
Friends of two cousins who were ejected and killed in a rollover crash last year hope their deaths are a reminder to use seat belts during the Thanksgiving travel season.
Motorcycle-related fatalities have increased over the past five years and that's one reason why a new campaign is underway that urges Utah's motorcyclists to take a rider skills course.
The number of homicides in Utah dropped in 2022 to the lowest level in four years. Two-thirds died from gunshots and about a third of the killings were tied to domestic violence.
As of July 2022, eight people in Utah have died in crashes this year after someone got on the highway going the wrong direction. That number is close to setting a five-year record with five months still left in the year.
This holiday weekend, law enforcement officers from 14 different agencies are teaming up on 90 extra DUI shifts to encourage Utahns to drive sober and plan for a safe ride.
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A man died and another man was critically injured following a head-on collision caused by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 15 early Saturday morning, authorities said.\n
The freeway interchange between eastbound I-80 and southbound I-15 was closed for hours Saturday afternoon due to a semi-truck that tipped onto its side.