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Parowan man killed in fiery I-15 crash

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 9:48am

PAROWAN -- A 25-year-old Parowan man has been killed in a fiery crash on U.S. Interstate 15.

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W. Valley man killed after car hits back of slow-moving semi

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 29, 2013 - 8:45am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Authorities say a 29-year-old West Valley City man is dead after his truck collided with a slow-moving semitrailer in Parley's Canyon.

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Orem woman found dead in wrecked car

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 8:55am

PROVO -- The Utah County Sheriff's office is investigating the death of an Orem woman who was found in her wrecked car in Diamond Fork Canyon.

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Roosevelt man charged in DUI death of passenger

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 6:20pm

VERNAL -- A Roosevelt man has been charged with automobile homicide in a 2012 accident that killed a passenger in his car.

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St. George woman arrested in fatal accident involving cellphone

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 10:36pm

ST. GEORGE — A St. George woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing a fatal accident while she was distracted by a cellphone.

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Teen charged in fatal Mesquite crash had escaped from juvenile facility

Greg Risling The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, April 5, 2013 - 9:26am

LOS ANGELES -- A teenager facing drunken driving charges in a Nevada crash that killed five members of a California family had escaped from a juvenile facility, and it's unclear whether anyone ever went looking for him, an Orange County supervisor says.

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Daydreaming causes more fatal accidents than cellphone use

Noah Buhayar Bloomberg News

Last updated Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 10:24am

NEW YORK — Drivers involved in fatal car crashes were more often “lost in thought” than distracted by mobile phones, police data show.

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Brady found guilty in Roy accident that killed girlfriend

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 10:46am

OGDEN -- A 29-year-old man has been found guilty of homicide in connection with the June 2011 car crash that killed his girlfriend.

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A 56-year-old Ogden man was killed in a deadly rollover accident on I-15 in the Riverdale area. (Photo courtesy of UHP)

Rollover kills Ogden man on I-15 in Riverdale

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 9:58am

RIVERDALE — Fatigue may have been a factor in a single-vehicle crash that killed a 56-year-old Ogden man Wednesday morning, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

The accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. on Interstate 15 at Mile Marker 339 near Riverdale.

Maurice Charlston was driving north on I-15 in a Ford Explorer when he veered to the right.

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92-year-old driver killed in Moab crash

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 9:45am

MOAB -- Troopers are investigating whether a medical episode or cellphone use contributed to the death of a 92-year-old driver in Moab.

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Head-on crash in C. Utah kills woman, injures man

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 9:47am

AXTELL -- A 20-year-old Nevada woman is dead and an Idaho man is injured after a head-on crash in central Utah.

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FILE - This Jan. 2, 2013 file photo shows Shain Gandee, from MTV's "Buckwild" reality series in New York. Gandee and his uncle have been reported missing in West Virginia. The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department said 21-year-old Shain Gandee and his uncle, 48-year-old David Gandee, were last seen around 3 a.m. Sunday, March 31, at a bar in Sissonville, W. Va. Family members said the men planned on riding their all-terrain vehicles, but did not say where. They reported the men missing after they couldn't get in contact with them Sunday. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, file)

MTV reality star, 2 others found dead

John Raby The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 1, 2013 - 1:55pm

SISSONVILLE, W.Va. -- A cast member of the MTV reality show "BUCKWILD" was found dead Monday in a sport utility vehicle in a ditch along with his uncle and a third, unidentified person, authorities said Monday.

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This photo provided by the Nevada Highway Patrol shows Jean Soriano, 18, who was booked into the Clark County Detention Center after he was treated and released at University Medical Center in Las Vegas. Soriano has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in a southern Nevada crash that killed five members of a California family and injured the suspect and three other people. (AP Photo/Nevada Highway Patrol)

Bail set at $3.5M for teen driver in Mesquite crash that killed 5

Ken Ritter The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 1, 2013 - 2:00pm

LAS VEGAS -- A rural Nevada judge set bail at $3.5 million on Monday for a California teenager jailed in Las Vegas on felony drunk driving charges in a weekend crash that killed five family members on an interstate northeast of Las Vegas.

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This photo provided by the Virginia State Police shows the scene following a 75-vehicle pileup on Interstate 77 near the Virginia-North Carolina border in Galax, Va., on Sunday, March 31, 2013. Virginia State Police say three people have been killed and more than 20 are injured and traffic is backed up about 8 miles. (AP Photo/Virginia State Police, Sgt. Mike Conroy)

Heavy fog leads to 95-car pileup on freeway; 3 dead

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 1, 2013 - 10:01am

GALAX, Va. -- Interstate 77 near the Virginia-North Carolina reopened early Monday following a series of chain-reaction wrecks involving nearly 100 vehicles along a mountainous, foggy stretch of the highway, killing three people and injured 25 others.

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Ogden woman dies after Sunday morning accident

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, March 31, 2013 - 8:53pm

OGDEN — A 41-year-old Ogden woman died at an Ogden hospital early Sunday morning after she crashed her vehicle into a light pole and then into a parked vehicle.

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