ST. GEORGE — The driver of a red Jeep Wrangler was ejected from his vehicle when he hit two parked cars on Westridge Drive Tuesday morning, according to police.
The driver, a man in his mid-30s, was taken to Dixie Regional Medical Center with head injuries and a possible broken foot.
The incident occurred at approximately 11:45 a.m. when the Jeep, which was traveling south on Westridge Drive near Sunset Elementary School, drove around the corner at an accelerated speed, St. George Police Sgt. Tyrell Bangerter said.
The driver swerved to the right, hitting a parked silver Ford Escape, pushing it into a white Nissan Maxima. The impact caused the Escape to roll over into a concrete wall, which was damaged by the vehicle.
“For some unknown reason he suddenly swerved to the right,” Bangerter said.
The impact caused the driver to hit the windshield and eject him from the open-top vehicle.
“I saw the driver of the Jeep just go flying out and landed on that Nissan,” witness Ernest Lujan said.
Both parked vehicles were unoccupied at the time of the crash, and witnesses say they saw no reason for the driver to swerve.
He was alert and conscious when first responders arrived and did not appear to be intoxicated, but a police investigation is ongoing, Bangerter said.
The driver will face possible charges for reckless driving and a suspended driver’s license.
The vehicle was uninsured and impounded after being towed from the scene.
The driver has outstanding warrants and will face possible charges, according to police.
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What can one say about this event? What the driver did says it all!
Crazy Utah drivers.
If you’re going too fast in a jeep it is easy to roll. Now let’s analyze – “for some reason UNKNOWN he swerved to the right” what would be that reason? Any clue Watson? How about one hand on the steering wheel instead of 2? But wait, what prevented a quick response to grab the wheel with the second hand and turn sharply to avoid the parked cars? Hmmmmm. A 44 oz Maverick Soda? Possible. How about a cellphone? More likely from a probabilistic standpoint. Need to know if transmission is auto or manual to nail it down. Lucky guy to be alive. Hopefully he doesn’t have spinal injuries. Speedy recovery. My heart goes out to the owners of the parked cars. Didn’t see him being cited for no insurance so hopefully you dont get too burned.
Idiot
Oh Boy…don’t get me started
Oh wow nobody was offended by the pictures ! LOL !
#metoo #gofalcons
You know maybe it’s about time St Georgr starts handing out real drivers license instead of ordering them from Cracker Jacks
It’s hard to believe someone this stupid is able to have a license. Probably swerved when that scary text jumped in front of him. Amazingly stupid
To make matters worse. SCHOOL IS IN SESSION AT THIS TIME! I am just glad to hear no children were hurt crossing the street or standing at bus stops. GO FALCONS!
It’s interesting how red the jeep is in the video, and how burnt orange it is in the pictures. Judging from the parts of the fire truck that should be red in the pictures I’d say the camera has an odd setting or a filter that’s really muting the colors.
I live on their street, and they fly down the street any hour of the day.. 4 yrs ago a drunk came further down the road, hit the end of my driveway. Sheared 4 bushes and a big tree, then flipped over into th street.. found ecstasy and bud lime in the bushes.. ejected means no seatbelt?… and at noon time, kids get out of the school just don the street..
Does anyone know whether his text message was successfully sent?
But most importantly, did his text go thru? And secondly, has he heard of seatbelts?
Just imagine if somebody was riding one of the new scooters on the sidewalk
First of all for you … idiots who wanna run your mouths the linkage broke on the jeep and I had no steering I wasn’t drunk I wasn’t high I wasn’t texting or worried about a soda that was an empty mug btw it was an accident and I was maybe going 5 mph over the speed limit I had no time and no steering to stop this I’ve been driving since I was 9 I’m not some idiot who can’t drive …. What I love is all of you judgemental idiots who have obviously never made a mistake or or or had an accident huh? Your all prefect right? Ya I’m ok I got up and refused medical treatment none of u know shot about the situation but go ahead and point the finger and blame someone cause obviously your perfect … ….
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