Two taken to hospital after triple-car collision

Written by Mori Kessler
October 12, 2013
Vehicle accident at Telegraph, Washington Parkway, 8:20 a.m., Washington, Utah, Oct. 12, 2013 | Photo by Dawn Watts, St. George News

WASHINGTON CITY – Two people were taken to Dixie Regional Medical Center Saturday morning as result of a driver’s failure to yield to oncoming traffic.

Around 8:20 a.m., an SUV was southbound on Washington Parkway and attempted to cross Telegraph Street when it collided with another SUV. Ed Kantor, Washington City Police public information officer, said the driver of the southbound SUV intended to cross Telegraph in order to park on the other side. However, while crossing the road, the first SUV collided with a second SUV traveling eastbound on Telegraph.

Kantor said the second SUV spun out of control and crashed into a parked car on the side of the road. The driver of the second SUV, an adult female, was taken to the hospital for broken bones and evaluation. A juvenile female who was in the parked car was also taken to the hospital as a precaution.

The driver of the first SUV was cited for not yielding to oncoming traffic.

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Vehicle accident at Telegraph, Washington Parkway, 8:20 a.m., Washington, Utah, Oct. 12, 2013 | Photo by Dawn Watts, St. George News
Vehicle accident at Telegraph, Washington Parkway, 8:20 a.m., Washington, Utah, Oct. 12, 2013 | Photo by Dawn Watts, St. George News

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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.

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3 Comments

  • Brett Jackson October 12, 2013 at 11:53 am

    Way to go, …. Causing bodily harm to innocent people.
    Ed. ellipsis

  • Ron Truman October 12, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    How do we stop, or at least reduce, these incidents of distracted driving? The human losses are significant. I would like to know how many of you believe that holding the rule breaker fully responsible for the harms and losses caused will teach the rule breaker to be more careful and will help make the roads a safer place for all of us. What do you think?

  • philiplo October 12, 2013 at 8:50 pm

    Why were people parking, and attempting to park, at that location. If I’m picturing it correctly, there’s nothing there.

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