Accident between a SUV and pickup truck at the intersection of 700 South and Main Street, St. George, Utah, Sept. 3, 2013 | Photo by Sarafina Amodt, St. George News
ST. GEORGE – A collision between a pickup truck and SUV in downtown St. George Tuesday morning resulted in minor injuries and a citation.
Accident between a SUV and pickup truck at the intersection of 700 South and Main Street, St. George, Utah, Sept. 3, 2013 | Photo by Sarafina Amodt, St. George News
At approximately 8 a.m. Tuesday, the truck was traveling westbound on 700 South when it was T-boned by the SUV, traveling southbound on Main Street. It was later determined that the SUV ran the red light at the intersection of 700 South and Main Street; the driver was issued a citation.
Sgt. Sam Despain, public information officer for the St. George Police Department, said no major injuries were reported and medical transportation was not required.
St. George News assistant editor Alexa Verdugo Morgan contributed to this report.
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Accident between a SUV and pickup truck at the intersection of 700 South and Main Street, St. George, Utah, Sept. 3, 2013 | Photo by Sarafina Amodt, St. George News
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Mori Kessler serves as a Senior Reporter for St. George News, having previously contributed as a writer and Interim Editor in 2011-12, and an assistant editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news as a freelancer in 2009 for Today in Dixie, and joined the writing staff of St. George News in mid-2010. He enjoys photography and won an award for photojournalism from the Society of Professional Journalists for a 2018 photo of a bee inspector removing ferals bees from a Washington City home. He is also a shameless nerd and has a bad sense of direction.
People running red lights around here is as common as personal fouls called in football games. They both have the same result too. Hit somebody hard in an intersection, initiate life changing events, get a citation and move on. Cheapshot someone in a football game, they’re out for the season, 9 months of rehab. Get a 15 yard flag, no big deal.
Can we get stiffer penalties for blowing through a red light other than a “citation” ? How about yanking their license for a year or two for driving like an idiot. Just something to get their attention around STG would help.
When driving North on main the red light on 700 south take for ever and it will not turn green unless another car approaches the intersection from the north side of the light……
I don’t think that folks intentionally run red lights but believe they are so busy with their phones or fiddling with some other gadget that they don’t even notice a red light.
I grew up and learned to drive in southern California., and I have never seen so many people run red lights as they do here in STG. If your running late…so what. Leave earlier next time. And the intersection where this accident happened is a school zone. I have to drive it every week day. People..START PAYING ATTENTION.
People running red lights around here is as common as personal fouls called in football games. They both have the same result too. Hit somebody hard in an intersection, initiate life changing events, get a citation and move on. Cheapshot someone in a football game, they’re out for the season, 9 months of rehab. Get a 15 yard flag, no big deal.
Can we get stiffer penalties for blowing through a red light other than a “citation” ? How about yanking their license for a year or two for driving like an idiot. Just something to get their attention around STG would help.
Absolutely. Install cameras too. Issue those notorious California $500 fines.
Idiots. Stop running the damn lights!
When driving North on main the red light on 700 south take for ever and it will not turn green unless another car approaches the intersection from the north side of the light……
Glad to he’s you stop at the red light Mark.
*hear
You still aren’t supposed to go through the red light and you still have to yield to oncoming traffic…
I don’t think that folks intentionally run red lights but believe they are so busy with their phones or fiddling with some other gadget that they don’t even notice a red light.
I grew up and learned to drive in southern California., and I have never seen so many people run red lights as they do here in STG. If your running late…so what. Leave earlier next time. And the intersection where this accident happened is a school zone. I have to drive it every week day. People..START PAYING ATTENTION.