Rash of wrong-way crashes has Utah Highway Patrol urging caution, advice for drivers

Two separate wrong-way crashes have claimed the lives of three people in Utah from March 11-14.

Saturday morning around 5 a.m., Utah Highway Patrol officials say they received a call of a white Ford Focus traveling south in the northbound lanes on I-15.

Two minutes later, the driver crashed head-on into a blue FJ Cruiser that was heading northbound. The drivers of both cars were pronounced dead on scene.

Late Saturday night, Unified Police Department officials say a 29-year-old West Valley City man was driving south in the northbound lanes on Mountain View Corridor near about 6800 South. They say that man was driving with his headlights off when he hit an oncoming vehicle and was killed.

To read more about the uptick in wrong-way crashes, visit FOX 13.

This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aim to inform readers across the state.

from The Salt Lake Tribune https://ift.tt/WEJFSBn