Semi crashes into home in Wellington, 5 people hospitalized
May 12, 2025, 11:02 AM | Updated: 6:15 pm
The semi carrying a tank trailer with oil inside of a home in Wellington, Utah on Monday, May 12, 2025. (Utah Highway Patrol)
(Utah Highway Patrol)
SALT LAKE CITY — A semi carrying a tank trailer left a trail of destruction Monday morning after it left the roadway, crashing into several cars, utilities, and ending up in a Wellington home.
Lt. Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol said at approximately 6:20 a.m., the semi was traveling eastbound on state Route 6 when it left the roadway.
Roden said the semi collided with six vehicles parked at an auto repair facility and continued through an intersection, crashing into a utility pole, a fire hydrant, fencing, and an open field.
Those six vehicles were parked in Randy Thayne’s repair shop. He told KSL TV that some of them would be tough to replace, but that’s the least damage left by the semi.
One of the six cars damaged in front of the auto repair shop in Wellington on Monday, May 12, 2025. (Mike Anderson, KSL TV)
According to UHP, the semi finally came to rest after crashing into a home.
An elderly couple in the home were struck by the semi and were transported to a hospital by medical helicopter. Roden did not say the severity of the couple’s injuries.
Thayne said he was one of the first of the bystanders who ran to help the occupants of the home and the semi.
“We started pulling, wood and blocks out of there, trying to, get to Paula in there to get her out and help her,” Thayne said.
The hole in the home left by the semi after it was pulled out by emergency crews. (Mike Anderson, KSL TV)
Roden said two occupants inside the semi were also transported to the hospital with minor to serious injuries.
According to Roden, a 12-year-old boy was sleeping inside the front room of the home but was uninjured. The boy was also transported to the hospital.
About 10,000 gallons of crude oil had to be drained and hauled off before the semi could be moved, according to UHP’s Lt. Evan Kirby.
“Luckily, nothing caught fire, which would’ve made this drastically worse,” Kirby said.
The cabin of the semi after it crashed into the home on Monday, May 12, 2025. (Mike Anderson, KSL TV)
UHP is looking into several factors that led to this crash, from drowsy driving to brakes not working.
“Part of our investigation is starting to show that maybe drowsy driving was a factor in this crash. And as we go into 100 deadliest days, it’s really important to remember, you know, things like getting well rested before long trips,” Kirby said.
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