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Ex-NASCAR driver leads police on 2-state chase

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Last updated Friday, February 1, 2013 - 6:02pm

ST. GEORGE — Police say a man who led authorities on a chase in Nevada and Utah is a former NASCAR driver.

The Spectrum of St. George reports (http://bit.ly/WHMBeE ) that police stopped Timothy Tyler Andrew Walker on Wednesday in southern Utah following a chase that began in Nevada. Authorities say Walker had marijuana, pills and open containers of alcohol in his luxury BMW sedan.

They also arrested a female passenger.

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Man caught after leaving traffic stop

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - 11:43pm

SOUTH OGDEN — Hiding in a restaurant closet did not work out for a driver who officers say ran from a traffic stop.

A Utah Highway Patrol trooper pulled over the driver, who was not immediately identified, in the parking lot of the Costco at 3656 Wall Ave. for a minor traffic violation, according to the agency.

But the driver got out of his white car and ran, according to UHP.

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A truck hauling gravel overturned Friday morning on an I-15 on-ramp near the Box Elder County line.

Gravel spill closes I-15 on-ramp

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 24, 2012 - 1:17pm

OGDEN -- A truck hauling gravel overturned Friday morning on an I-15 on-ramp near the Box Elder County line.

The accident happened around 7:30 a.m. on the southbound side of the interstate at Exit 351, said Cpl. Todd Johnson of the Utah Highway Patrol. The driver, whose name was not released, was not seriously injured .The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

The ramp where the accident happened remains closed to traffic at 11 a.m.

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Man asks cop: 'Can I have my weed back?'

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 12:49pm

BEAVER, Pa. -- A defense attorney's argument that a bag of marijuana uncovered during a Pennsylvania traffic stop could have belonged to a man other than his client has unraveled after an arresting officer recalled the suspect asking him: "Can I have my weed back?"

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Police find $339,000 in car's secret compartment

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 6:13pm

ST. GEORGE, Utah -- Authorities in southern Utah are investigating a possible drug case after seizing $339,000 in cash from a hidden compartment in a vehicle.

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