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Remembering and following the basics of safe driving can prevent crashes and fatalities on the road. Some of the basics include: always wearing a seat belt, obeying road signs and traffic signals, keeping a safe distance from vehicles, maintaining a reasonable speed and avoiding texting or eating while driving so you can be aware of your surroundings. Click to read more.
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.
9 days 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.
16 days ago
Brianna Chavez
Monday marks the start of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and UHP is increasing enforcement on the roads.
19 days 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.
29 days 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.
1 month 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.
2 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.
3 months ago
Emma Benson
The countdown to 2024 is on, and law enforcement is reminding Utahns to celebrate responsibly this weekend.
4 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.
4 months ago
Katija Stjepovic
Several Utah agencies are urging holiday drivers to drive safely by giving bargoers a discount for a ride back home.
4 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.
4 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.
4 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.
5 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.
5 months ago
Katija Stjepovic
Dozens of people lined up Wednesday to get their cars inspected, stickered, and cleared for the canyons ahead of winter and ski season.
6 months ago
Katija Stjepovic
A new study ranks Utah as the number one state seeing a rise in impaired driving in the last few years.
6 months ago
Lindsay Aerts and Shara Park, KSL TV
As Utahns head into the weekend before Halloween, state safety officials are pleading with drivers and pedestrians to use caution.
6 months ago
Katija Stjepovic
Sharing the roads as a pedestrian can be scary, this year 26 pedestrians have been hit and killed on Utah roads.
6 months ago
Ashley Moser
The family of a woman hit and killed by a car in South Salt Lake is pleading with drivers to slow down.
7 months ago
Katija Stjepovic
We all learned the basic driving behaviors in driver's ed; avoid distractions, never drive impaired, come to a complete stop, wait until a pedestrian has fully crossed the road, and don’t excede posted speed limits. Lately, drivers are taking those laws as suggestions.
7 months ago
Lauren Steinbrecher
An Emery County woman is sharing her troubling drive on U.S. Highway 6 through Spanish Fork Canyon recently, saying she recorded several cars taking a dangerous risk.
7 months ago
Katija Stjepovic
With summer ending and winter just weeks away, now is the time to prepare for difficult conditions in the snow.
7 months ago
Katija Stjepovic
The 100 Deadliest Days on Utah roads is over. On average, fatalities nearly doubled over the summer months, but not this year.
8 months ago
Mike Anderson
If you've never driven the stretch of U.S. Highway 89 leading to Garden City, you may not know that a steep drop is coming unless you're paying attention.
8 months ago