Pedestrians

LAYTON -- The final portion of nearly a marathon's worth of continuous biking and running trails is set to be finished before the summer is out.

LAYTON -- City officials want to make sure residents are safe when using the Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail Trail, which is nearly completed through Layton.

The city recently reached an agreement with the Utah Transit Authority to construct pedestrian-crossing signal devices where the trail will cross West Hill Field Road.

OGDEN -- A young boy is lucky to be alive after being hit by a car Friday afternoon, police say.

A 17-year-old girl was driving east on 32nd Street in her silver 2005 Ford Focus when her front passenger tire blew out. She overcorrected and jumped a curb on the 300 block of the street near Kiesel Avenue, said Ogden Police Lt. Eric Young.

A 6-year-old boy standing on the sidewalk was struck by the car around 3 p.m. He was taken to Ogden Regional Medical Center to be checked out, but it appeared his injuries only include bumps and abrasions on his arm, Young said.

SALT LAKE CITY — Pedestrians no longer can legally walk along interstate highways.

OGDEN — A man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a car in a crosswalk Wednesday afternoon.

LAYTON — Police have identified the 15-year-old boy who died Tuesday after he was struck by a vehicle in Layton.