Woman critically injured after being hit by car in Salt Lake City
Oct 27, 2022, 8:21 AM | Updated: 10:24 am
(Derek Petersen/KSL TV)
SALT LAKE CITY — A woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a car in downtown Salt Lake City Thursday morning.
Police said the collision happened at approximately 7 a.m. near 400 West and 400 South.
Sgt. Mark Wian with the Salt Lake City Police Department told KSL TV it appears the woman was not in a designated crosswalk and was crossing against the traffic lights.
A woman in critical condition after being hit by a car in Downtown Salt Lake City…
Now @slcpd say it appears the woman was not in a designated crosswalk, and against the traffic lights #KSLTV pic.twitter.com/o3fxoabTXB
— Derek Petersen (@Derek_Photog) October 27, 2022
SLCPD’s Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash and Wian said the driver was cooperating with their investigation.
Police closed one lane in each direction on 400 South and asked drivers to avoid the area while the closures are in place. All lanes had reopened by 10:24 a.m.
This is an auto-pedestrian crash in downtown SLC. 400 South may be restricted for several hours for investigation. Use a different ramp from I-15 to get into the city. https://t.co/MRSMtnrB0e
— KSL Traffic Center (@KSLTraffic) October 27, 2022