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Truck driver accused of intentionally killing Utah officer had been holding a woman against her will
A truck driver accused of intentionally killing a police officer during a traffic stop on a Utah highway had been holding a woman against her will inside the cab of his truck, new court documents reveal. Michael Aaron Jayne, 42, is accused of driving his rig into Santaquin Police Sgt....
A look at Utah's road rage incidents involving firearms
Five people have been killed in road rage incidents involving firearms in Utah between 2014 and 2023, according to a recent analysis.The big picture: Road rage shooting incidents nationally have skyrocketed over the past decade, increasing from 83 in 2014 to 456 in 2023 — a nearly 450% jump, according to Gun Violence Archive (GVA) data by gun violence newsroom The Trace.By the numbers: During that time frame, Utah saw 47 road rage incidents that included a firearm, per The Trace. Of those, 43% resulted in victims wounded or killed.The latest: The Utah Legislature passed a measure this year to...
Three skiers die in two separate avalanches in Utah, Idaho
Three men recently died after being buried by two separate avalanches in Idaho and Utah, authorities say. Search crews recovered the bodies of two backcountry skiers on Friday after they were swept away and buried by an avalanche in the mountains outside Salt Lake City a day earlier, officials said. The men — 23-year-old Andrew Cameron of Utah and 32-year-old Austin Mallet of Montana — were killed in the snowslide...
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