Man arrested for DUI after crashing into a car outside a Farmington liquor store
May 21, 2023, 3:21 PM
A Farmington police vehicle is pictured in Farmington on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Two people were taken into custody followiing suspicious activity inside Farmington High School on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)
(Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)
FARMINGTON, Utah — Five people were hurt after a head-on collision with an intoxicated driver near the Lagoon Amusement Park, police say.
On Sunday at approximately 2:13 a.m., Farmington police responded to a two-car crash in front of the State Liquor Store on 579 N. Lagoon Drive, according to a Farmington Police Department press release.
Witnesses told police that the suspect’s car was driving northbound on Lagoon Drive, crossed the center lane, and caused a head-on crash with a southbound vehicle.
Police said the northbound car had a 41-year-old male driver and a 44-year-old male passenger. Inside the victim’s car was a 61-year-old female driver, a 51-year-old female passenger, and a 56-year-old male passenger.
The two women were sent to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The 56-year-old man was treated on the scene and was cleared to leave.
According to the police statement, the 41-year-old man was sent to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. His passenger was treated on the scene.
Police said they determined that the 41-year-old man was impaired by alcohol and will be charged with DUI. The suspect’s driver’s license was valid and from New Mexico.
