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Deseret News Share this story Kristin Murphy, Deseret News The Fourth of July weekend is expected to boost travel numbers to the highest they've been since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year. The American Automobile Association estimates 37.1 million Americans plan to travel during the holiday weekend and about 93% of those holiday travelers will do so by automobile. With most of the travel forecast to be on roads, Utah Highway Patrol troopers joined neighboring states for a unified message to drivers: Wear your seat belt. Related "Seat belts are absolutely critical, probably the singl...

TAYLORSVILLE — The Fourth of July weekend is expected to boost travel numbers to the highest they've been since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year. The American Automobile Association estimates 37.1 million Americans plan to travel during the holiday weekend and about 93% of those holiday travelers will do so by automobile. With most of the travel forecast to be on roads, Utah Highway Patrol troopers joined neighboring states for a unified message to drivers: Wear your seat belt. "Seat belts are absolutely critical, probably the single most critical thing all of us can be doing to make s...

A man died and his wife and eight children were injured when his vehicle hit a semitruck and rolled into the median while traveling eastbound on I-80 on Tuesday, Utah Highway Patrol officials said.

A suspect was captured in Utah after a chase in a deputy’s stolen vehicle A traffic stop north of Scipio, Utah, resulted in a deputy’s truck being stolen, a shootout with police and the suspect apprehended after a chase on Wednesday. Interstate 15 in Juab County, approximately 100 miles south of Salt Lake City, reopened Wednesday evening following a manhunt in which the suspect allegedly stole a vehicle and later fired at officers. “During the course of that stop, the suspect they had detained was able to steal a deputy’s truck,” Juab County Sheriff Doug Anderson said in a press con...

Deseret News Share this story Utah Highway Patrol trooper Geri Tew looks for distracted drivers along I-15 near Lehi on Thursday, April 8, 2021. The UHP and 20 other agencies will conduct a statewide distracted driver blitz through Monday morning, with the main focus in Salt Lake and Utah counties. Police in marked patrol cars, unmarked vehicles and motorcycles will be patrolling both the freeways and side streets. Steve Griffin, Deseret News Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Wade Breur has seen just about everything when it comes to distracted drivers, from people putting on makeup to eating while dri...