News Stories
The best way to survive a crash is to prevent it from happening in the first place. Help prevention by educating yourself about collision risks, statistics and avoidance by reading our archive of news articles.
2013
Davis Clipper - May 17, 2013
95 percent of students at local school buckle up
KSL News - March 27, 2013
Woman struck crossing 7 lanes of traffic illegally
KSL News - March 19, 2013
0 mph speed zones among bills that pass to make Utah roads safer
KSL News - March 12, 2013
Teen hit by car near Kearns High
KSL News - March 11, 2013
Fatal pedestrian accidents up 15% from 2010 to 2011, DPS says
KSL News - March 7, 2013
Traffic signals for cyclists go up 9 Salt Lake County intersections
KSL News - February 25, 2013
Pedestrian killed while crossing street in Ogden
The Spectrum - February 25, 2013
Driver's ed program involves parents
KSL News - February 21, 2013
4 Utahns test ability to text and drive
KSL News - February 20, 2013
Driver arrested as family mourns death of Provo bicyclist
KSL News - February 19, 2013
AT&T demonstrates extreme danger of texting and driving
KSL News - February 19, 2013
Victim of distracted driving: 'two seconds' changed my life
KSL News - February 7, 2013
Being hit by an SUV will change your resolve on distracted driving
KSL News - February 5, 2013
'If you don't wear your seat belt, wear it,' says accident survivor
KSL News - January 30, 2013
Trooper thanks men who found severed hand, wedding ring
KUTV - January 30, 2013
UDOT Changing The Way Car Accidents Are Handled
KSL - January 30, 2013
Drivers who text and drive more likely to speed, drive drowsy
KSL News - January 30, 2013
What is the number 1 cause of road fatalities?
KSL - January 29, 2013
Witnesses recount tragic accident caused by texting driver
The Davis Clipper - January 17, 2013
UHP: Fatal crashes up in Davis last year Read more: The Davis Clipper - UHP Fatal crashes up in Davis last year
KSL News - January 15, 2013
Highway fatalities at record Low, more work to be done
The Spectrum - January 13, 2013
Utah Traffic Fatalities Mark Steady Decline
ParkRecord.com - January 11, 2013
Utah Highway Fatalities Down in 2012, but We Can Do Better
The Salt Lake Tribune - January 1, 2013
Highway Deaths Lowest in Decades
Deseret News - January 1, 2013
Number of Traffic Fatalities in Utah Lowest in 50 Years
KSL - January 1, 2013
KSL begins Road to Zero Fatalities
2012
KSL - December 24, 2012
Kiosk could keep potential drunk drivers off streets
KSL - December 23, 2012
Woman killed after being ejected from car during accident
The Salt Lake Tribune - December 6, 2012
Buckle up — UHP troopers on the lookout for seat belts
Deseret News - December 5, 2012
6 recent deaths may have been prevented with seat belts, UHP says
KSL - December 2, 2012
BYU student killed in So. Utah crash was 'beautiful, inside and out'
ABC - November 9, 2012
Utah's first 'flex lanes' in Taylorsville
The Salt Lake Tribune - November 9, 2012
UDOT: If you’ve been in a fender bender, pull off the freeway
KSL - November 8, 2012
Parents hope sharing personal tragedy will help save lives
Daily Herald - October 26, 2012
Boys win bike, helmet for safe walking practices
KSL - October 15, 2012
Drugs found in wreckage of fatal southern Utah crash
KSL - September 11, 2012
Man hit, killed while attempting to clear roadway
The Salt Lake Tribune - August 28, 2012
Salt Lake drivers still worse than average, but improving
Uintah Basin Standard - August 28, 2012
Police caution motorists as kids return to school
The Salt Lake Tribune - June 27, 2012
Students learn: You text, you drive, you crash
KSL - May 9, 2012
Classmates mourn 2 killed in car accident near Hunter High
Standard Examiner - January 12, 2012
Utah sees continued decline in traffic fatalities
Deseret News - January 12, 2012
Fewer dying on Utah roadways, but majority are men who choose not to buckle up
Salt Lake Tribune - January 12, 2012
Road deaths down 8 percent in 2011
ABC4 - January 12, 2012
Fatal car accident rate in Utah drops to lowest rate since 1974
KCPW - January 12, 2012
Traffic Safety Officals Say Too Many Men Not Buckling Up
2011
KSL - November 28, 2011
'Zero Fatalities' goal accomplished over Thanksgiving weekend
Deseret News - November 2, 2011
UHP celebrates holiday weekend without fatal accidents
Daily Herald - November 2, 2011
Springville High students get ‘don't drive stupid’ message
FOX13 - October 20, 2011
Families share difficult stories of loss for Zero Fatalities campaign
KSL - October 20, 2011
Families of teens killed in car accidents share stories, urge awareness
Deseret News - July 22, 2011
Officials urging safety on the roads through long holiday weekend
Salt Lake Tribune - July 21, 2011
Highway deaths down; UDOT pushes safety on holiday weekend
KSL - July 21, 2011
Utah officials caution drivers for holiday weekend
Deseret News - February 7, 2011
Proposed Utah law would take cell phones out of teen drivers' hands
ABC4 - January 13, 2011
Highway fatalities down
The Daily Herald - January 13, 2011
UDOT reports traffic fatalities on the decline
UDOT/UHP Press Release - January 12, 2011
Record low traffic fatalities in 2010
Salt Lake Tribune - January 12, 2011
2010 Utah highway fatalities continue downward trend
KSL - January 12, 2011
Fewest people killed on Utah roads since 1974
Standard-Examiner - January 12, 2011
Fewer road fatalities in Utah, but still too many
Deseret News - January 12, 2011
Utah hits record low number of traffic fatalities in 2010
2010
Deseret News - October 20, 2010
Teens hear dangers of distracted driving
KSL - October 20, 2010
Man shares story of deadly texting-while-driving accident
Deseret News - October 19, 2010
Families tell tragic stories of teens lost to distracted, reckless driving
Standard Examiner - October 19, 2010
Grieving parents tell teens: Don't Drive Stupid
KSL - September 27, 2010
Zero Fatalities
USA Today - April 12, 2010
Traffic deaths down, but not low enough
KSL - January 26, 2010
Texting ban imposed on commercial drivers nationwide
Standard Examiner - January 20, 2010
245 die on Utah roads in 2009 in 35-year low, but officials say even one is too many
Daily Herald - January 20, 2010
UDOT: Highway fatalities down in 2009, urge cautious driving
Deseret News - January 20, 2010
Traffic deaths in 2009 down 11% from 2008
KSL - January 19, 2010
Utah logs lowest rate of highway fatalities since 1974
Deseret News - January 6, 2010
Highway deaths on the run
KSL - January 3, 2010
Number of fatalities on Utah roads down
