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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.
Annie Knox and Tanner Siegworth, KSL TV
After a pandemic spike in fatal crashes, Utahns with a lead foot now face heftier fees and a possible criminal charge under a new state law that took effect in May. Troopers cited 70 motorists for reckless driving, a misdemeanor, in the first month.
2 years ago
Ladd Egan, KSL TV
A Utah County man said the frame of his car kept a piece of flying metal from breaking through his windshield while he was driving on Interstate 215 on Tuesday.
2 years ago
Mike Anderson, KSL TV
The five miles of the steep and winding North Ogden Divide shut down Monday so crews could get to work on safety improvements.
2 years ago
Cary J. Schwanitz, KSL TV
The Utah Highway Patrol said it stopped drunk drivers going the wrong way on Utah roads this weekend.
2 years ago
Ladd Egan
The most recent Utah Seat Belt Use Survey reveals a drop in people buckling up statewide along with a significant decrease in seat belt usage in Carbon County.
2 years ago
Mike Anderson, KSL TV
Dramatic dashcam video showed the moment a state trooper stopped yet another wrong-way driver.
2 years ago
Josh Ellis, KSL TV
Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the 100 deadliest days on Utah's roads, and state troopers said the Beehive State is off to a rough start.
2 years ago
Michael Houck, KSL TV
A semi-truck tipped over spilling an odd red liquid across 3300 South under I-15 Tuesday afternoon.
2 years ago
Eliza Pace, KSL TV
Two people were injured Monday evening when a bicyclist and motorcyclist crashed at 4928 W. 5400 South.
2 years ago
Eliza Pace, KSL TV
According to Sgt. Roden with Utah Highway Patrol, two people are in critical condition following a crash on southbound State Route 179.
2 years ago
Eliza Pace, KSL TV
A man was killed Monday morning after hitting an antelope and losing control of the motorcycle he was driving.
2 years ago
Josh Ellis
A 21-year-old Tooele man has been cited after a crash that seriously injured himself and a passenger on Sunday.
2 years ago
Cary J. Schwanitz, KSL TV
Police reopened southbound lanes of I-15 in Brigham City Saturday morning hours after a moving truck crashed and ignited a large fire.
2 years ago
Ladd Egan, KSL TV
SANDY, Utah – In the nine years after her husband was hit a killed by a suspected distracted driver, a Utah woman has been on a mission to educate drivers and strengthen the state’s distracted driving laws. “I don’t want anybody to go through that tragedy again of walking down the sidewalk with their loved […]
2 years ago
Karah Brackin, KSL TV
Utah road fatalities are the highest they have been in more than two decades at this time of year. Local organizations are spreading a message of urgency to stop the trend and make safe driving a priority as we prepare to enter Utah's 100 Deadliest Days.
2 years ago
KSL TV
KSL has kicked off the Road to Zero Fatalities: You Hold the Key safety campaign to raise awareness about the deadliest days of summer.
2 years ago
Karah Brackin & Dan Rascon, KSL TV
On Monday night, a South Salt Lake car crash sent three adults and one child to the hospital are now upgraded to 'minor injuries.'
2 years ago
Karah Brackin, KSL TV
UDOT says as of last Monday, 28 people were killed as pedestrians on Utah roads in addition to six bicyclists.
2 years ago
Mike Anderson, KSL TV
2022 is well on track to beat out 2021, which was already the deadliest year that Utah’s had on its roads in over two decades.
2 years ago
Jed Boal, KSL TV
SALT LAKE CITY — In response to an unprecedented surge in auto-pedestrian fatalities, Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to lower the speed limit from 25 to 20 mph in residential neighborhoods. Safety advocates who pushed for that change called it is a good first step. A grassroots safety advocacy organization called Sweet Streets […]
2 years ago
Karah Brackin, KSL TV
The Salt Lake City Council voted Tuesday to lower the speed limit on most streets to 20 mph. The vote followed a recent spike in auto-pedestrian crashes.
2 years ago
Matt Rascon, KSL TV
A father’s yearslong effort to change Timpview Drive and improve his kids route to school could finally be paying off after Provo City agreed to collect feedback on temporary changes.
2 years ago
Jed Boal, KSL TV
After multiple fatal crashes this week, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall set out a plan to make streets safer for people on foot and bikes.
2 years ago
Morgan Wolfe, KSL TV
Deadly crashes have lasting impacts on everyone involved. Many families struggle for years after losing a loved one. KSL's Morgan Wolfe talked to some parents that are using their tragedy to be the voices for change.
2 years ago