More than 160 crashes reported on Utah roads over last 24 hours

OGDEN — State troopers say emergency crews responded to more than 160 crashes on Utah roads during the past two days, including two deadly crashes Saturday morning.

Ahead of the next wave of snow, which the KSL Weather team says will arrive Saturday night, officials urged drivers to be mindful as winter driving conditions return.

“You can do nothing better yourself by just slowing down and … increase your following distance,” said Capt. Chris Simmons of the Utah Highway Patrol. “You need to slow down. You need to be aware of your circumstances, and be aware of the performance of your vehicle while you’re driving.”

One of those deadly crashes happened on Interstate 15 in Iron County when a black Ford F-150 pickup crashed, killing a woman and injuring two people.

Troopers said the truck hit black ice and lost control before rolling across the median into northbound lanes approximately 20 miles northeast of Cedar City. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene but an infant and a man were hospitalized.

Later in the morning, a woman was killed crashing head-on into a semitrailer on I-84 in Morgan County. Simmons said the woman was driving the westbound in the eastbound lanes. The semitrailer driver had no time to react.

“You have seconds in these cases,” he said. “Both vehicles are traveling at freeway speeds.”

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