Automobile Accidents

• Tragic Accident During Utah Bicycle Event- Was it Avoidable?

  Mark Williams | August 23, 2009 6:15 PM | 5 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Five cyclists were injured during a popular road cycling event this last Saturday, the 1,000 Warriors Bicycle Race. The amateur race gives non-professionals the chance to ride the same course as the...

• The First 8 Things to do After an Auto Accident

  Bret Hanna | November 08, 2009 6:17 PM | 2 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Auto accidents are a fact of life and knowing what to do when you are involved in one is critical. Of course, doing anything at all assumes that you are physically and mentally able to do so. If you...

• Guilty Verdict Sends Message to Both Drivers and Cyclists: Calm Down!

  Mark Williams | November 15, 2009 10:24 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  A retired emergency room physician was found guilty by a Los Angeles jury for injuries he caused to two cyclists when he deliberately stopped short in front of them on a canyon road leading up to...

• Street Racing is Crazy

  Bret Hanna | September 01, 2009 12:12 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  I blogged yesterday about a horrible street racing accident in Big Cottonwood Canyon last Thursday night that critically injured a father and son. Since looking into that accident, I have discovered...

• A Red Light Means Stop

  Bret Hanna | August 01, 2009 8:01 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  Utah traffic engineers report that the number of motor vehicle accidents caused by drivers ignoring traffic signals has almost doubled since 2007. That is more than 2,000 accidents caused by those...

• Bike Safety- More Tips for Avoiding Accidents

  Mark Williams | May 11, 2009 12:46 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  As promised, more tips for avoiding bike accidents. It boils down to common sense. Here are four of my personal rules that I consciously try to follow to attempt to stack the odds in my favor as I...

• Driver Dies After Causing Multiple Accidents on Interstate 15

  Bret Hanna | November 14, 2009 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Sheldon Taylor, 54, of Sandy, died yesterday afternoon after triggering a series of 3 accidents that snarled the afternoon commute on southbound Interstate 15. The first accident occurred at about...

• Halloween Night Hit-and-Run puts 3-Year-Old in Hospital

  Bret Hanna | November 02, 2009 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A 3-year-old boy from Provo was hit by a dark vehicle, a pickup truck or SUV, as he was getting ready to trick-or-treat. The accident happened in the parking lot of a condominium complex in Orem at...

• Suspect in Fatal Hit and Run Accident Arrested

  Bret Hanna | October 27, 2009 10:47 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Brayden F. Beddoes, 20, was killed Sunday while he worked in a construction zone on the I-215 belt route in West Valley City. Beddoes was employed by A-Core Construction and was in a barricaded work...

• Increased Speed Limits have not Decreased Safety

  Bret Hanna | October 22, 2009 10:03 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Toward the end of last year, the speed limit on two stretches of Interstate 15 in southern Utah was raised from 75 m.p.h. to 80 m.p.h. The stretches total about 18 miles and run between Kanosh and...