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Apparent slipper malfunction results in crash at wedding location on wedding day

By Ryan Comer - Standard-Examiner | Aug 8, 2026

Ryan Comer, Standard-Examiner

A vehicle crashed into a support structure near the lobby entrance at the Best Western Plus High Country Inn in Ogden on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.

OGDEN – The mother of a bride-to-be had an apparent slipper malfunction and ended up crashing her vehicle into a stone-clad support column at the Best Western Plus High Country Inn on Saturday, the location of the wedding to be later in the day.

“From what the police officer said, the front desk clerk said that she thought she was going in reverse,” Jennifer McBride, general manager of the Best Western Plus High Country Inn, told the Standard-Examiner. “She thought she had it in reverse, and then when she went to adjust, her slipper got stuck.”

The driver went onto the curb, through a sign and into the support column. An attempt was made to reverse the vehicle but it was stopped, and fluid was seen leaking from the front left end of the vehicle.

McBride said nobody was hurt. She said fortunately nobody was walking in the area, which was the lobby entrance to the building.

“So we’re very grateful that everybody’s OK,” she said. “No injuries; just property damage. And a little kink in wedding day plans.”

Ryan Comer, Standard-Examiner

A vehicle crashed into a support structure near the lobby entrance at the Best Western Plus High Country Inn in Ogden on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.

Contact Standard-Examiner editor Ryan Comer at rcomer@standard.net.

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