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• Police Suspect Street Racing in Accident that Critically Injured Two

  Bret Hanna | August 31, 2009 7:41 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Police now think that an accident that occurred last Thursday night in Big Cottonwood Canyon involved street racing. The driver of a Lotus lost control on a curve, overcorrected and crossed the...

• "New" Chrysler Announces it Will Accept More Liability Claims

  Bret Hanna | August 28, 2009 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  According to a report in the Detroit Free Press, Chrysler Group LLC announced yesterday that it will now accept liability claims for faulty and defective products manufactured before the company...

• High School Student Wins Award for Motorcycle Safety Video

  Bret Hanna | August 28, 2009 4:19 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Joe Sloan, a 16-year-old Judge Memorial High School junior, won the top prize of $1,000 for the video he entered into the Utah Highway Safety Office's Drive Aware. Ride Aware. competition. The one...

• Safety Tips for Runners and Cyclists on the Roads

  Mark Williams | August 28, 2009 1:32 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  It is very easy to get caught up in the exhilaration of a run or a bike ride, and to forget the dangers we face while sharing the road with cars. We were reminded of this again through a recent...

• Logan Northern Canal Disaster - Ninth Installment

  Bret Hanna | August 26, 2009 11:45 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  An Executive Water Task Force subcommittee charged with addressing canal safety issues has released a report and the upshot is that no one wants to take responsibility for canal safety, no one wants...

• Five Semi Rollover Accidents in July is Five Too Many

  Bret Hanna | August 25, 2009 11:08 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Utah saw five semi rollover accidents during a one week period in July and most were avoidable. In chronological order, the accidents were: July 9th - a Cadillac ran into a semi on Interstate...

• High Speed Four-Car Crash That Injured Four Was Avoidable

  Bret Hanna | August 25, 2009 9:41 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  An Expedition traveling east at a high rate speed on Bangerter Highway Monday afternoon slammed into the back of GMC Yukon. The impact pushed the Expedition into oncoming traffic where it was...

• Jones Waldo Donates Nintendo Wii to Assist Clients of the National Ability Center

  Bret Hanna | August 24, 2009 9:41 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Jones Waldo personal injury attorneys Bret Hanna and Mark Williams donated a Nintendo Wii gaming system to the National Ability Center (NAC) on August 21st as part of a nationwide Wiihabilitation...

• Commercial Trucker's Hours of Service Violations Put Driving Public at Risk

  Mark Williams | August 23, 2009 7:59 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  There are perhaps few things more dangerous on our highways than a sleepy commercial truck driver. In order to address this, the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) adopts...

• Boy Hit in Crosswalk is Improving-- Driver Cited for DUI

  Mark Williams | August 23, 2009 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  As a follow-up to my last blog relating to an allegedly impaired driver hitting a family in a crosswalk near a school, we are happy to report that the 4-year-old boy who initially was in critical...