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Karah Brackin
With triple digits creeping up, you may be taking a road trip, venturing into the canyons to catch a break from the heat. Heading to the water, many people will be pulling boats and other big items.
4 months ago
Andrew Adams
A driver was charged with a road rage-enhanced felony charge, one of the first under a Utah law that promises tougher road rage penalties.
4 months ago
Kiersten Nunez
A terrifying close call on a popular freeway serves as a stark reminder of the hidden dangers of road debris.
4 months ago
Debbie Worthen
While most families are getting ready to celebrate Independence Day with fireworks and barbeques, this week is filled with sadness for two Utah families.
4 months ago
Josh Ellis
UDOT will be installing high-visibility lane striping across Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Box Elder counties as "part of the largest lane striping project in state history."
5 months ago
Lauren Steinbrecher
The family of a Utah man killed while on a Sunday drive with his girlfriend a year ago in Eagle Mountain, is sharing a message for all drivers — especially in light of two recent road rage-related deaths.
5 months ago
Lindsay Aerts
Utah’s recently passed road rage law takes effect July 1, but one of the lawmakers who crafted it says the law alone can only go so far in curbing Utah’s road rage problem.
5 months ago
Karah Brackin
Memorial Day weekend is seeing traffic pick up as Utahns get out of school, clock out of work, and fill up the gas tank.
5 months ago
Karah Brackin
Memorial Day may be the unofficial start to summer, but it is also the start of the 100 Deadliest Days on Utah roads.
6 months ago
Josh Ellis and Garna Mejia, KSL TV
A 27-year-old Springville man died early Friday morning after police say he crashed into a large tree in a Spanish Fork yard.
6 months ago
Karah Brackin
Law enforcement agencies across Salt Lake and Utah Counties announced Thursday that officers and Utah Department of Safety troopers are working extra shifts on Utah roads with unmarked vehicles to patrol for distracted drivers.
7 months ago
Josh Ellis and Cary Schwanitz, KSL TV
State troopers temporarily closed northbound I-15 near the Utah-Arizona state border Thursday morning due to a wrong-way crash.
7 months ago
Brianna Chavez
Monday marks the start of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and UHP is increasing enforcement on the roads.
7 months ago
Lauren Steinbrecher
An extremely close call with an unsecured trailer was captured on a driver's dash camera that made for some heart-stopping moments on I-15 this week.
8 months ago
Garna Mejia
A Weber County family is mourning the loss of a 28-year-old man killed in a wrong-way crash early Sunday morning.
8 months ago
Josh Ellis and Emma Benson, KSL TV
A Kaysville police officer crashed head-on into a car to stop a wrong-way driver on Interstate 15 early Friday morning.
9 months ago
Katija Stjepovic
The Utah Department of Transportation and Department of Public Safety launched a new campaign Tuesday addressing Utah's road rage problem.
10 months ago
Emma Benson
The countdown to 2024 is on, and law enforcement is reminding Utahns to celebrate responsibly this weekend.
10 months ago
Andrew Adams
One of the drivers injured in a deadly Wednesday night wrong-way crash in Parleys Canyon urged others to be ready for whatever is just down the road.
11 months ago
Katija Stjepovic
Several Utah agencies are urging holiday drivers to drive safely by giving bargoers a discount for a ride back home.
11 months ago
Karah Brackin
A wrong-way crash that left one person dead and two injured in Parleys Canyon is part of a troubling trend on Utah's roads, state troopers said Thursday.
11 months ago
Josh Ellis
One person is dead and two were hospitalized after a wrong-way crash that temporarily closed part of Interstate 80 late Wednesday night.
11 months ago
Andrew Adams
Family members converged on a street corner Friday as city workers installed new signs marking the renaming of a street in memory of a 13-year-old boy killed in a crosswalk by a drunk driver.
12 months ago
Katija Stjepovic
Utah's DPS is reminding drivers to be cautious when approaching a crash or a scene where first responders are working.
12 months ago