Street sweeper rollover shuts down Big Cottonwood Canyon traffic

[ad_1] SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah — A street sweeper driver was transported to the hospital following a rollover accident that shut down Big Cottonwood Canyon on Tuesday afternoon. The Utah Department of Transportation said one of its vehicles flipped on its side near the Solitude Mountain Resort, halting traffic in both directions on SR-190 just … Read more

6 people hit by cars in 1 weekend, days after Salt Lake City officials called for safer streets

[ad_1] School hadn’t yet started at Hawthorne Elementary when a truck slammed into two young children walking to class early Jan. 13. The children, who were struck in a crosswalk that Friday, suffered survivable injuries, police said. They were two of six people hit by car in Salt Lake City over the Martin Luther King … Read more

Salt Lake City joins nationwide campaign to eliminate traffic-related deaths, injuries

[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City is the first community in Utah to sign onto the ‘Vision Zero Network,’ a nationwide campaign to eliminate traffic-related deaths and injuries. Mayor Erin Mendenhall signed a proclamation Wednesday morning, saying it’s a necessary step after the city saw twenty-six traffic-related deaths this past year. “We need … Read more

Pedestrian traffic fatalities in Utah spiked in 2022

[ad_1] Data: Utah Department of Transportation; Chart: Axios Visuals An estimated 320 people died on Utah roads in 2022, according to preliminary figures released by state transportation and public safety officials yesterday. That’s about a 4% increase compared to 2021. By the numbers: Of the total fatalities this year, 53 were pedestrians, 50 were motorcyclists … Read more