Utah – A major center of transportation, education, information technology and research Utah is the 13th-largest, the 33rd-most populous, and the 10th-least-densely populated state in the U.S. Utah has a population of about 2.9 million, approximately 80% of whom live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. Supplied, Utah Department of Transportation Supplied, Utah Highway Patrol A Utah Highway Patrol trooper, who was inside his marked patrol car, was hit by a suspected DUI driver on Interstate 15 in Riverdale on New Year's Day. The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. Friday in northbound lanes near milepost 340 in Riverdale. Now 37, he is the same age his father was when he died in the two-car crash. On June 11, 1985, Quintin Hess Jr. turned onto Riverdale Road … RIVERDALE, Weber County — A Utah Highway Patrol trooper sustained minor injuries early Friday morning when his patrol car, stopped on the shoulder of northbound I-15 as he patrolled for speeding drivers, was struck by a passenger car driven by … Three people who shared the tragedy recently reunited to remember, to learn what happened, and to see how the others are doing today. Trooper Brandon Mortensen was … A 32-year-old driver collided with a state trooper’s cruiser, ending a dramatic chase on a busy Utah highway on Monday. RIVERDALE — One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday that left a car crushed between two trucks on Route 23, police said. RIVERDALE, Utah – A fatal car crash in June 1985 sent several lives in different directions.. It’s something those involved will never forget. RIVERDALE, Utah, Nov. 25, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) -- Utah Highway Patrol troopers are on the scene of a fatal crash involving two semi-trucks. RIVERDALE, Utah – A trooper with the Utah Highway Patrol was treated for minor injuries after a passenger vehicle drifted onto the shoulder and struck the squad car on Interstate 15.. Officials said Trooper Brandon Mortensen was sitting in his marked patrol car while conducting speed … A fatal crash occurred around 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 along Interstate 15 in Riverdale. Now a newly released report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is giving some insight into what happened that caused 4 people to die in that crash on July 26, 2017. RIVERDALE — A suspected intoxicated driver crashed his vehicle into the rear of a Utah Highway Patrol cruiser early New Year's Day, injuring a state trooper, police said. No … RIVERDALE, Utah, Jan. 1, 2021 (Gephardt Daily) — A Utah Highway Patrol officer was injured Friday morning when his marked UHP patrol car, stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 15 for speed enforcement, was hit by a car that drifted out of its northbound lane. RIVERDALE (ABC4 News) – More than two years ago, drivers on interstate-15 in Weber County watched as a single-engine plane crashed onto the freeway.