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Davis County Attorney's Office will dismiss any case UHP trooper worked

Last updated Friday, April 27, 2012 - 10:02am

FARMINGTON -- The Davis County Attorney's Office said it will dismiss any case in which Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Lisa Steed's testimony or evidence is the sole component of the case.

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Private investigator bill raises some concerns

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 26, 2012 - 6:22am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Lt. Lee Perry of the Utah Highway Patrol has reservations about Senate Bill 210 that gives new powers to private investigators.

The bill passed the Legislature but has yet to be signed by Gov. Gary Herbert. SB 210 would allow private agencies such as law firms and real estate

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A blue 2000 Ford Focus was northbound on Interstate 15 just north of 700 South in Clearfield when it went across the median and hit this tractor-trailer Tuesday night. The car's occupants, father and son, Jorge Revilla, 63, and his son Christopher, 29, both from Ogden, were killed. (Photo courtesy of the Utah Highway Patrol)

The driver of the Ford, Jorge, lost control on the snow packed roads and went into the median. The car submarined under the cable barrier and went into southbound traffic lanes. A red 2009 Volvo tractor/trailer, was southbound and the Ford slid into the Volvo. It was a t-bone collision on the passenger side of the Ford. Both occupants were killed instantly. The driver of the Volvo, Tomasz Czech (age 53 from Milton,Ontario) was not injured. Seat belts were worn by all occupants. (Photo courtesy of UHP)

Apartment manager: Ogden father, son killed in I-15 crash were tight-knit

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 7:00pm

OGDEN — The father and son who died in a car accident Tuesday night were always together, their apartment manager says.

Jorge Revilla, 63, and Cristopher Revilla, 29, who lived at the Tamlyn Apartments in Ogden, died after colliding with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 15 in Clearfield at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday during a snowstorm.

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Fatal: Andrea L. Kaiser, age 25, from Clinton, UT. No seat belt used. Fatal at scene of crash. Fatal: Nathan T. Imes, age 28, from Ogden, UT. No seat belt used. Fatal at scene of crash. Crash remains under investigation. On 14 December 2011 at approximately 9:30 p.m., a 2004 VW Jetta was traveling WB I-84 at mp 105. The Jetta was captured on radar at 118mph by Morgan County SO. Morgan County SO pulled out and attempted to stop the vehicle but lost sight of the vehicle due to high speeds. The Morgan County SO vehicle came around the corner at MP 104 and found a crash scene. The suspect vehicle impacted a rock wall and then impacted the guardrail and rolled. The force of the crash dislodged the engine and ejected both passengers. Both passenger male and female were pronouced dead at the scene. The PIO is awaiting confirmation of notification being made to next-of-kin. (photo courtesy of UHP)

Two killed in crash on I-84 in Morgan

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 16, 2011 - 1:34am

MORGAN — Investigators do not believe that drugs or alcohol played a role in a high-speed, single-car crash on Interstate 84 that that killed two people.

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Utah agencies request highway crosses be removed

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 10:36am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Three state agencies have sent official written requests asking the Utah Highway Patrol Association to remove memorial highway crosses from public land.

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Zach Heuscher cross-country skis at North Fork Park just north of Liberty in the Ogden Valley on Wednesday. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Watch for icy road conditions

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 12:22am

OGDEN — If commuters did not like the road conditions Wednesday, today will do little to brighten their spirits.

Icy conditions contributed to numerous traffic accidents throughout the Top of Utah on Wednesday.

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UHP trooper injured after parked vehicle struck on I-15

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, December 9, 2011 - 1:12pm

ROY -- A Utah Highway Patrol officer is injured after his car was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 15 in Weber County.

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Crashes on I-15 blamed on black ice

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 2, 2011 - 11:09pm

CLEARFIELD -- Two separate roll-over accidents snarled southbound traffic on Interstate 15 Friday night.

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Crashed? Get off the road, say UDOT & UHP

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 9:09am

LAYTON -- Next time you get into a fender bender on the freeway, the state wants you to take it off the road.

The Utah Department of Transportation has begun a new campaign to alert motorists involved in minor traffic accidents to move off busy roadways when exchanging insurance information with other drivers or waiting for the police.

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A single-car rollover accident closed Ogden Canyon for an hour on Tuesday morning. The driver of a Ford Escort traveling west in Ogden Canyon was going too fast and went off the side of the road. The driver was not injured, but a passenger was taken to the hospital.

Accident closes Ogden Canyon for an hour

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 11:49pm

OGDEN -- Ogden Canyon was closed to traffic in both lanes for about an hour Tuesday after a single vehicle roll-over accident.

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Utah Highway Patrol troopers stand at attention during the July 2002 dedication of two memorial markers erected to honor Lt. S. Rettberg and Trooper George Dee Rees, both of whom were killed in the line of duty. (ROBERT JOHNSON/Standard-Examiner)

Supreme Court avoids dispute over Utah highway crosses

Jennifer Dobner The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 31, 2011 - 10:08pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it would not hear an appeal of a ruling that 12-foot-high crosses along Utah highways in honor of dead state troopers violate the Constitution.

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Perry officer, former Ogden officer charged with bribery

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 8:51am

OGDEN -- Formal bribery charges have been filed against a Perry police officer as well as the friend, a former officer, the alleged bribe was meant to benefit.