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Fatal accident in Provo Canyon
A 21-year-old man is facing charges after a crash in Provo Canyon that killed his passenger.  The Utah County Sheriff's Office says Victor Alencastro was arrested early Sunday after he lost control of his car on Squaw Peak Road.  A passenger in the vehicle was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected, causing his death.  Ale ...
Utah man dies after being hit by semi in Texas
A 25-year-old man from Kanosh died Monday morning after being hit by a semi-truck near Monahans, Texas. According to Sergeant Oscar Villarreal with the Texas Highway Patrol, the crash happened at about 6:15 a.m. on State Highway 18 & State Loop 464, one mile north of Monahans, Texas. ...
Motorcycle rider killed on I-15 near Mesquite
A motorcycle rider was killed after he was thrown from his motorcycle and slid across two lanes, then was struck by a semitractor-trailer on Interstate 15 in Mesquite Saturday night. Shortly after 10 p.m., officers and emergency personnel were dispatched to the fatal motorcycle crash that began on southbound I-15 near mile marker 122 in Nevada ...
Man accused of causing fatal crash to stand trial for murder
A man accused of causing a crash that killed a 14-year-old girl in Taylorsville last year will stand trial for murder.  A judge ruled that 20-year-old Casey Cook-Ziemelis is competent to stand trial.  Prosecutors say Cook-Ziemelis was drunk when he was speeding in SUV with five other passengers in his car near 45th South and 11th West, and intentionally hit another car driving in the opposite di