On Saturday, first responders were called to the 4400 block of Airport Road at 10:20 p.m. for an incident that occurred while spectators who had gathered to watch the nearby Riverdale City fireworks show were leaving the area. Five juveniles had been pinned against another vehicle by a pickup truck.

“Medical units from Ogden, Riverdale, and Roy arrived and began triaging the victims,” a press release from the Ogden Police Department said. “The investigation revealed the suspect was attempting to leave the parking lot in a Grey GMC truck and struck a white Dodge Charger that was in a parking stall. The suspect vehicle’s front bumper struck the driver’s door of the Dodge Charger and pinned several juveniles who were standing around the vehicle. The suspect vehicle then backed up and tried to leave, but several witnesses banged on the truck’s window to get the suspect to stop. They eventually broke several windows to gain access to the driver.”

The release noted that five juveniles were transported to area hospitals with injuries ranging from scrapes to broken bones. One 11-year-old female was life-flighted from McKay-Dee Hospital to Primary Children’s Hospital with a broken pelvis. The suspect was hospitalized before being arrested for DUI and other priors.

On Monday, the Ogden City Police Department sent out another press release identifying the suspect as Tyler Crouch. The release further notes that Crouch had been previously employed by the Ogden City Police Department from October 2009 through December 2017 when his employment was terminated and that he has had no affiliation with the department since.

A reason for his termination was not given Monday.

Meanwhile, Ogden City was one of the majority of Utah cities that did not partially opt out of Gov. Spencer Cox’s executive order banning fireworks statewide due to the dry conditions.

Ogden Fire Chief Mike Slater said there were very few incidents over the weekend involving fireworks.

“This was the slowest fireworks weekend I’ve seen in my tenure,” he said in an email Monday. “I want to give a big shout-out and thanks to Ogden City residents for taking the fireworks ban and the fire risk seriously. We’re grateful for how they did their part to keep our city safe. Over the holiday weekend we had only two fireworks-related incidents — one involving improper disposal of fireworks, and one small grass fire that was out prior to our arrival. We did respond on a couple of structure fires both in the city and neighboring jurisdictions but those did not involve fireworks.”

He said the city will continue to monitor the situation for the Pioneer Day discharge period.

“We’re watching the forecast closely,” he said. “The Governor’s order covered the July 4th holiday period, and we’re hopeful that rain and moisture in the coming weeks will allow us to enjoy the Pioneer Day celebration with fireworks. We’ll have more information for the public as we get closer to the holiday.”

In the meantime, Slater praised the city’s first responders for working in tandem throughout the holiday weekend.

“I want to thank the firefighters of the Ogden City Fire Department for their diligence in protecting our community,” he said. “They were out in force patrolling throughout the weekend, ready to respond quickly if an issue came up. The Fire Department and Police Department worked in close collaboration to keep our city safe, and that partnership made a real difference.”