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Trooper and deputy vehicles struck by driver on I-15

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A Utah Highway Patrol trooper and a Beaver County Sheriff deputy had their vehicles struck by a driver on Interstate 15. The incident occurred while the officers were investigating a crash.

Key takeaways

  • A driver left the designated travel lanes on northbound Interstate 15.
  • The driver struck vehicles belonging to a Utah Highway Patrol trooper and a Beaver County Sheriff deputy.
  • The officers were parked on the shoulder investigating a crash at the time of the strike.
  • A Beaver County deputy was injured in the incident.

A Utah Highway Patrol trooper and a Beaver County Sheriff deputy were struck while parked on the shoulder of northbound Interstate 15. The collision occurred after a driver left the designated travel lanes.

According to a Gephardt Daily report, the officers were at the scene investigating a crash when the incident occurred. The driver of the vehicle that ran off the interstate struck the parked vehicles of both the trooper and the deputy.

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