On Saturday there were a series of incidents involving Utah Highway Patrol troopers on Interstate 15, when they were almost hit by vehicles driving past them.
According to UHP officials, the first incident happened at around 10 a.m. when a trooper had left his vehicle in order to pick up some debris which he had spotted in the road near 3300 South. The vehicles on the road slowed down as they approached him, apart from one driver who stopped sharply at the last moment, losing control and hitting the patrol vehicle which was parked on the shoulder. Luckily the trooper was not injured.
Subsequently, at around 2 p.m. officials said that a lane had been closed for an earlier accident on 7600 South, when a motorist drove through the closed off area, sideswiping another patrol vehicle with a trooper inside it. Another trooper managed to jump over the barrier to escape the vehicle. The motorist was later stopped by other UHP troopers near 7200 South off of I-15. He appeared to be incoherent and as he was suspected of DUI, he was taken into custody.
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