Fatal auto accident

One dead in storm-related rollover near Tooele

TOOELE -- A rollover on Interstate-80 injured a driver and killed a passenger as a winter storm barreled across northern Utah.

Utah truck driver to be tried for auto homicide while texting

VERNAL -- A 28-year-old Utah man has been ordered to stand trial for automobile homicide after police say he was texting while driving when he struck and killed a teenage pedestrian.

Kelsey Halterman and Garrett Barker, along with their unborn son, Sage, died after their pickup truck flipped off an Interstate 215 overpass on Saturday. Also in the vehicle were their five dogs, Rambo, a Chihuahua; Lyla, a German shepherd; Odin, a basset hound; Akayah, a Siberian husky; and Rouge, a Great Dane. The dogs also died of injuries sustained in the accident. (Photo courtesy of Barker family)

Families plan funeral instead of wedding for animal-loving couple

BOUNTIFUL — The funerals for a couple who planned to welcome their first child this week have been scheduled to take place at the same reception center where they planned to exchange wedding vows this summer, family members say.

“We can’t give them a wedding now,” said Jen Halterman, the mother of Kelsey Halterman.

Kelsey Halterman, 21, and her fiance, Garrett Barker, 22, died Saturday morning after their Dodge pickup truck slid off an icy Interstate 215 overpass and crashed.

Man dies in car crash in Uintah

UINTAH — A man died Tuesday after suffering an apparent medical episode that resulted in a car crash.

Tooele man killed in Las Vegas rollover

LAS VEGAS -- Nevada Highway Patrol officials have identified a 20-year-old Utah man who died in a weekend rollover crash in a desert area north of Las Vegas.

Wyo. man charged with auto homicide in crash after Utah rock concert

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Wyoming man has been charged with automobile homicide in a Dec. 2 crash in Salt Lake County that killed a passenger after they left a rock concert.

Man dies in hit-run in Ogden Monday night

OGDEN — A 56-year-old pedestrian crossing Wall Avenue on Monday night was struck and killed by a car which then left the scene.

"It’s a hit-and-run," said Police Lt. Will Cragun. "The driver never stopped."

This photo provided by the Iowa State Patrol shows the scene of a 25-vehicle pileup that killed three people Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 north of Des Moines, Iowa. Authorities said drivers were blinded by blowing snow and didn’t see vehicles that had slowed or stopped on Interstate 80 about 60 miles north of Des Moines. A chain reaction of crashes involving semitrailers and passenger cars closed down a section of the highway. (AP Photo/Iowa State Patrol)

Midwest snowstorm leads to fatal 25-vehicle pileup

DES MOINES, Iowa — The first widespread snowstorm of the season crawled across the Midwest on Thursday, with whiteout conditions stranding holiday travelers and sending drivers sliding over slick roads — including into a fatal 25-vehicle pileup in Iowa.

FILE - Accident (Standard-Examiner file photo)

Holiday highway deaths low so far in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Troopers say Utah is on track to have the lowest number of highway deaths in decades.

Blake Molder, left, stands next to his attorney Rex Bray, during his sentencing at the Matheson Court House, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. Molder is being sentenced for causing the crash that killed Cottonwood High School assistant football coach Michael Gallegos in June. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Rick Egan)

Sandy man gets 1 to 15 years in coach’s crash death

SANDY — A 24-year-old Sandy man has been ordered to one to 15 years in prison for a June crash that killed a Cottonwood High School assistant football coach. 

Rollover after Saltair concert kills man

SALT LAKE CITY — A single-vehicle rollover in Salt Lake County left one man dead and another in jail on suspicion of driving under the influence.

(Stock image)

86-year-old woman struck, killed by car

OGDEN — An 86-year-old woman was killed Saturday morning when she was struck by a car that was backing out of a driveway.

Teen killed in eastern Utah rollover

LAPOINT — Uintah County authorities have identified a 17-year-old boy who died over the weekend after his car slid off a road near Lapoint.

Sandy man dies after hitting parked excavator

SANDY— Police say a 49-year-old man from Sandy is dead after his SUV slammed into heavy construction equipment over the weekend.

Man charged in alleged texting crash that killed Vernal teen

VERNAL — An eastern Utah man faces charges after allegedly texting and driving when he hit and killed teenager in Vernal.

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