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Legislators move to increase waterway hit-and-run penalties

Last updated Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 7:40am

SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers have voted to stiffen the rules involving hit-and-run incidents on state waterways.

House Bill 92 was inspired by an incident last summer at Pineview Reservoir, where University of Utah lab worker Esther Fujimoto was killed after being hit by a boat as she swam.

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Police vehicle damaged after chase and crash

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 12:20pm

CLEARFIELD — A hit-and-run accident turned into a police chase on Thursday morning that ended with a Davis County Sheriff vehicle head-first into a pole.

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