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DUI: Keep The Shenanigans Off The Road This St. Patrick’s Day

DPS Supports Increased DUI enforcement blitzes during the holiday weekend View Crash Data & Campaign Details at drivesober.utah.gov SALT LAKE CITY, UT, March 11th, 2026 – St. Patrick’s Day is...

Update on Multi-State Triple Homicide Investigation and Apprehension

Identification/ Relationship of Victims The victims in the Wayne County triple homicide have been identified as Margaret Oldroyd (86), Linda Dewey (65), and Natalie Graves (34). Linda Dewey and Natalie...
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Suspect In Custody from Wayne County Homicide

WAYNE COUNTY, Utah – The suspect of a triple homicide in Wayne County, Utah, is in custody early Thursday morning after investigators tracked him in one of the victims’ vehicles. ...
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Utah DPS Investigating Homicides in Wayne County

For Immediate Release WAYNE COUNTY, Utah – The Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Bureau of Investigation and Crime Lab, at the request of the Wayne County Sheriff, are...
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Weber County Single Vehicle Fatal Crash

On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 4:56 am, Weber County dispatch received a 911 call by a passer by reporting a sedan had gone off the right side of the...
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I-15 Fatal Crash in Salt Lake County (Updated)

On Sunday, March 1, 2026, at approximately 4:28 pm, a Dodge Charger was NB on I-15 just past 3300 South. It was originally reported that the vehicle went off the...
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Salt Lake County Fatal Crash (Updated)

On Monday, February 23, 2026, at approximately 1:00 pm, a box truck was on the right shoulder at 8200 South I-15 Southbound. Vehicles were slowing due to the truck on...
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Utah Department of Public Safety Appoints Stephanie Dinsmore as Public Affairs Director

SALT LAKE CITY (February 18, 2026) – The Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) has officially named Stephanie Dinsmore as the department’s new Public Affairs Director. Dinsmore joins the department with...
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Multi-vehicle Fatal collision occurred on I-80 at milepost 104 involving a wrong-way driver.

At 11:56 a.m. on February 21, a Chevrolet Malibu traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-80 caused a multi-vehicle collision near milepost 104. The Malibu struck an eastbound Dodge...
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US-40 Double Fatal

On Monday, February 9, 2026, at approximately 05:50 am, a black 2014 KIA Soul was traveling eastbound on US-40 mile marker 108. A gray 2024 Ford F-150 was traveling westbound...
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UHP Trooper involved in a collision with a DUI suspect

On Saturday, February 7, 2026, shortly before 1:00 AM, a Utah Highway Patrol Trooper was involved in a collision on the northbound I-15 off-ramp at 5300 South. The Trooper’s patrol...
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Super Bowl DUI: Before Kickoff, Lock In A Sober Ride

Before Kickoff, Lock In A Sober RideCrash risk spikes 2.3x on Super Bowl Sunday,  Utah law enforcement prepared for statewide blitz SALT LAKE CITY, UT, February 4th, 2026 – As...
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