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Jacob Freeman

Grand County Sheriff urges drivers to stop for busses after 11 incidents this year

The school district said in a Facebook post that they've already seen 11 incidents this school year of people illegally passing busses while their stop signs are out.
3 months ago
Max and Aubree Winn talking about their recovery after being hit by a car nearly a year ago....
Shara Park

Stansbury Park family continues to fight for school zone designation after being hit in a crosswalk

One family knows how painful it can be when a driver doesn't see you in the crosswalk.
3 months ago
FILE: Crossing guard Megan Sperry helps students across 2100 North in Lehi, a four-lane highway chi...
Shara Park

990 people hit during 2023-24 school year; Utahns urged to change bad driving behaviors

As six more school districts in Utah returned to school Tuesday, new data revealed that auto-pedestrian crashes during the traditional school year are on the rise.
3 months ago
A line of Canyons School District buses are pictured on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (KSL TV)...
Shara Park

New AI technology on Canyons School District buses aims to improve student safety

As the 2024-25 school year gets underway, the Canyons School District is rolling out a new GPS and artificial intelligence-powered safe driving system.
4 months ago
A school bus, which carries our most precious cargo, needs driver's help to keep kids safe. (KSL TV...
Shara Park

‘Be patient’: Officials urge drivers to obey laws for sharing road with school buses

As Utah kids start a new school year, bus drivers give an urgent reminder to drivers to share the road with school buses.
4 months ago
Two people on a scooter and skateboard riding down a street some residents say is unsafe for studen...
Mike Anderson

Safety vs History: A community divided over new sidewalks through a historic district

A Cache Valley community is divided between student safety and preserving history.
4 months ago
A street sign of 2300 E. Canyon Road. On Saturday, two teen girls where hospitalized after attempti...
Brianna Chavez

Plans in place to add traffic signal to Spanish Fork intersection where two girls were hit

UDOT and Spanish Fork officials are working on getting a traffic signal at the intersection where two girls were critically injured while crossing the street.
7 months ago
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Karah Brackin

UDOT is stressing work zone safety, especially near schools

As road construction ramps up around the state, construction on 5600 South in Roy will directly impact elementary school students heading to and from school.
8 months ago
police at Mary Jackson Elementary...
Cary Schwanitz, Eliza Pace, and Daniel Woodruff, KSL TV

Child injured in hit-and-run crash outside Salt Lake City elementary school

An 8-year-old child was injured in a hit-and-run crash across the street from Mary Jackson Elementary School Wednesday afternoon, according to the Salt Lake City Police Department.
9 months ago
Joey Skelton, a school bus driver for a Utah school is receiving a thank you poster and an award fo...
Emma Benson

School bus driver hailed as hero for saving student lives after car ignored bus stop arm

A Jordan School District bus driver is being praised after he prevented a possible tragedy from happening to students. 
9 months ago
A new bill introduced in the legislature would increase fines for speeding in school crossings from...
Daniel Woodruff

Lawmaker proposes bigger fines for speeding in Utah school zones

A Utah lawmaker is proposing substantially higher fines for speeding in a school zone.
10 months ago
A cyclist watches traffic before crossing 400 East at 200 South in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March...
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com

Salt Lake City hoping to make streets safer for K-12 students through nearly $1M grant

The federal government has awarded $953,600 to Salt Lake City to help make its streets safer — particularly for K-12 students.
12 months ago
Noah McArthur (left) in the hospital with his mother, Christine Sara (right) (Courtesy: Christine S...
Emma Benson

Local school district making changes after 3 students hit in crosswalks

After three teenagers were hit by a car in the last year, Wasatch School District is implementing new safety features on their city's streets.
1 year ago
Andre Posen, his wife Bridgette, and their two children. (KSL TV)...
Debbie Worthen

‘They saved my family’: father recounts miracles after his family was hit by a car

The father and husband of a family who was hit by a car and pinned underneath it recounts his side of the story, crediting their livelihood and survival to miracles, a group of teenagers, and an airmen that came to their rescue.
1 year ago
Ava Saunders came home from the hospital after being hit by a car in September. (KSL TV)...
Lindsay Aerts

Heber City teen hit in a crosswalk gets warm welcome home

There was a warm homecoming Wednesday for a teen from Heber who was hit by a car in a crosswalk in late September.
1 year ago
13-year-old Kaisley Raybourne, who was hit by a car. (Courtesy: 
Raybourne family)...
Shelby Lofton

Unified police search for hit-and-run driver who hit Magna teen

Unified police are looking for the driver responsible for hitting a 13-year-old and fleeing from the scene early Tuesday morning.
1 year ago
As several children were crossing Main Street in Delta Tuesday, a 12-year-old was hit by a car and ...
Larry D. Curtis

Car hits, seriously injures child on Delta’s Main Street

As several children were crossing Main Street in Delta today, a 12-year old was hit by car and seriously injured.
1 year ago
(Courtesy of the Parr family)...
Shara Park

Family of Isabelle Parr celebrates her life on the anniversary of her death

A Holladay family is offering forgiveness to the driver of a hit and run accident that took the life of UVU student Isabelle Parr.
1 year ago
11th and Harrison...
Katija Stjepovic

City begins safety improvements at 11th and Harrison

Salt Lake City has been working hard, trying to make intersections safer for our children and students.
1 year ago
Eli Mitchell sign...
Andrew Adams

West Jordan street renamed for 13-year-old killed by drunk driver

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.
1 year ago
Sandy crosswalk...
Lindsay Aerts

Contested crosswalk returns to Sandy City

Some parents in Sandy were desperate for a crosswalk to be repainted on Sego Lily Drive after Sandy City repaved the road this summer.
1 year ago
(FILE) A student walking across the road. (KSL TV)...
Brittany Tait

Sandy City traffic engineers pave over a crosswalk used by Mount Jordan Middle School students

For months, parents who live around the location where the 300 East crosswalk used to be have called the mayor’s office, hoping the painted lines will return.
1 year ago
(FILE) A reflective vest on the ground after an accident involving a pedestrian and car. (KSL TV)...
Debbie Worthen

Utah’s first responders plead with drivers to pay attention

First responders are giving all Utahns an important message: Pay attention to the roads.
1 year ago
kids in crosswalk...
Katija Stjepovic

Trauma experts explain how people can avoid getting hit by a car

Auto pedestrian accidents can be dangerous. After all, a person risks lifelong injuries if they're hit by a large vehicle.
1 year ago

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