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Thursday, December 24, 2009
Driver in fatal crash identified Herald Journal 12-24-09
By Matthew K. Jensen staff writer
The Cache County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the man who died Tuesday while operating a loaded semi truck near Cove. Sheriff’s Lt. Chad Jensen said 81-year-old Daniel Newman of Riverton was the driver of a Peterbilt semi truck that ended up jackknifed near 1631 E. 12600 at about 3 p.m.
Investigators believe Newman died of natural causes while driving the rig, Jensen said. The truck was hauling steel products and was headed for a company in Cove. Newman was the only occupant in the vehicle and no other traffic was affected by the incident.
Jensen said the doors of the vehicle were locked but employees from a local business were able to break a window to get to the driver. The semi was blocking a section of road on 12600 North, and deputies remained on scene Tuesday until the vehicle was recovered.
Sheriff reports show the man’s personal physician signed a death certificate Wednesday, which will eliminate the need for an autopsy performed by a state medical examiner.
Jensen said Tuesday that investigators originally suspected an autopsy would be necessary to determine the exact cause of death. Emergency medical technicians treated Newman at the scene but he never regained consciousness
or a pulse, officials said.
Jensen reported that Newman was transported to Logan Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead by hospital physicians. Newman’s death was reported to his family Tuesday and Wednesday.
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E-mail:mjensen@hjnews.com
The Cache County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the man who died Tuesday while operating a loaded semi truck near Cove. Sheriff’s Lt. Chad Jensen said 81-year-old Daniel Newman of Riverton was the driver of a Peterbilt semi truck that ended up jackknifed near 1631 E. 12600 at about 3 p.m.
Investigators believe Newman died of natural causes while driving the rig, Jensen said. The truck was hauling steel products and was headed for a company in Cove. Newman was the only occupant in the vehicle and no other traffic was affected by the incident.
Jensen said the doors of the vehicle were locked but employees from a local business were able to break a window to get to the driver. The semi was blocking a section of road on 12600 North, and deputies remained on scene Tuesday until the vehicle was recovered.
Sheriff reports show the man’s personal physician signed a death certificate Wednesday, which will eliminate the need for an autopsy performed by a state medical examiner.
Jensen said Tuesday that investigators originally suspected an autopsy would be necessary to determine the exact cause of death. Emergency medical technicians treated Newman at the scene but he never regained consciousness
or a pulse, officials said.
Jensen reported that Newman was transported to Logan Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead by hospital physicians. Newman’s death was reported to his family Tuesday and Wednesday.
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E-mail:mjensen@hjnews.com
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
School bus takes fire in Sardine Canyon
Herald Journal 12-08-09
By Devin Felix
staff writer
A school bus carrying students from South Cache 8-9 Center caught fire in Sardine Canyon sometime between 8:30 and 9 pm. Monday and was evacuated.
No one was injured, and students were taken home in private vehicles driven by parents, said Wayne Reese, district transportation director.
Reese said the students were nine members of the South Cache boys basket-ball team returning from Judge Memorial High School in Salt Lake City. The fire occurred near a shed used by road crews and snow plows, and students waited there for parents to arrive, he said.
The fire was caused by a problem in the electrical system of the bus, Reese said. It was put out by the bus driver using a fire extinguisher. The Utah Highway Patrol and Wellsville Fire Department responded.
A tow truck was sent to retrieve the bus, Reese said.
Temperatures were near 20 degrees at the time and snow was falling
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By Devin Felix
staff writer
A school bus carrying students from South Cache 8-9 Center caught fire in Sardine Canyon sometime between 8:30 and 9 pm. Monday and was evacuated.
No one was injured, and students were taken home in private vehicles driven by parents, said Wayne Reese, district transportation director.
Reese said the students were nine members of the South Cache boys basket-ball team returning from Judge Memorial High School in Salt Lake City. The fire occurred near a shed used by road crews and snow plows, and students waited there for parents to arrive, he said.
The fire was caused by a problem in the electrical system of the bus, Reese said. It was put out by the bus driver using a fire extinguisher. The Utah Highway Patrol and Wellsville Fire Department responded.
A tow truck was sent to retrieve the bus, Reese said.
Temperatures were near 20 degrees at the time and snow was falling
E-mail:
defelix@hjnews.com
Monday, December 7, 2009
Car hits pole; driver OK
Braden Wolfe/Herald JournalElden Dattage Towing employee Kevin Nyman pulls 2005 Chevrolet Aveo out of a roadside ditch along 600 South near 1900 West in Logan after it was involved in a single vehicle accident on Tuesday afternoon.
Herald Journal 12-02-09
By Matthew K. Jensen
staff writer
A 17-year-old female was transported to Logan Regional hospital after losing control of her car and hitting utility pole on 600 South between 2100 and 2200 West on Tuesday afternoon in Logan.
The girl's car, a blue 2005 chevrolet Aveo, was seen at the bottom of an embankment in a muddy ditch with air bags deployed.
Cache County Sheriff officals say the teen was traveling west-bound. The teen told investigators she misjudged a turn in the road.
The 35-foot utility pole that was struck in the collision was used to support adjacent power poles with a guy wire. No electrical service was ever interrupted and no electrical wires came loose from the poles.
Utility crew were at the crash site to erect a new pole and reconnect the support cable.
Sheriff's officals said Tuesday evening the 17-year-old was scheduled to be released from the hospital. Medical personnel treated minor injuries to her arm, officials said.
E-mail: mjensen@hjnews.com
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Ham radio fills cell phone signal gap in canyon crash
By Matthew K. Jensen
Published:
Sunday, December 6, 2009 2:05 AM CST
When a semi truck and trailer rolled and crashed in Logan Canyon Wednesday morning, a passing motorist stopped to help when the rig’s wheels were still spinning and managed to notify emergency dispatchers in an area of national forest where cell phone reception is nonexistent.
But Brent Yeates of North Logan wasn’t using a cell phone; he was using a handheld amateur radio to report the incident after the semitrailer filled with 38,000 pounds of dairy products landed in the Logan River.
Another radio operator, Brent L. Carruth of Logan, heard Yeates make the call just before noon Wednesday. Carruth said he listened to Yeates give a first-hand account of the condition of the driver and the seriousness of the crash. Utah Highway Patrol officials originally reported that the call for help came from a motorist who traveled to a cell phone reception area before dialing 911. Carruth, however, explained how Yeates’ small transceiver was used to call 911 right from the scene of the crash.
“What happened Wednesday, where a radio operator happened upon an accident, was not an isolated incident,” he said. “It happens more frequently than one might suppose.”
Yeates agrees. He owns property in the canyon and travels it weekly. He says he helps a crash victim at least once a year.
“When you pull up on an accident, your first concern is to make sure the driver or passengers are okay,” he said. “I grabbed my fire extinguisher because there was smoke coming from the truck and I could hear the driver talking and he said he was okay.”
Yeates said he waded through the cold river to help the driver get out.
Using a device not much larger than a cell phone, explained Carruth, a radio operator virtually anywhere in the mountains of Cache or Rich County can broadcast a signal to a repeater that sits atop Logan Peak in the Bear River Mountains east of Logan. The cluster of communication equipment rises about 5,200 feet above the valley floor which gives the spot a strong vantage point over much of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Amateur, or ham radio as it’s often called, operates on a range of frequencies that vary between a few dozen centimeters and a few dozen feet in wavelength. As Carruth explains, it’s the wavelength of the signal that determines how far it can propagate through the air.
“The wavelength is essentially as long as the antenna it comes from,” he said. “The 2-meter and 70-centimeter wavelength frequencies are commonly used among operators because they allow for smaller antennas. Smaller antennas, however, can’t produce the longer wavelengths needed for long-distance communication. You can put a six-meter antenna on your roof but that doesn’t make your radio very portable.”
Using a ham radio to speak directly to someone in say, Brazil, would require an antenna up to 10 meters long. The signals produced by larger antennas don’t need a signal repeater to reach their final destination. Instead, says Carruth, they bounce off the ionosphere and can travel around the globe.
Portable radios are best suited for hikers, backpackers and snowmobile riders who wander around Mount Naomi or explore the wilderness near Tony Grove Lake. The repeater on Logan Peak, which is owned by the Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club, can pick up transmissions from all over the region and has an added feature built in that allows radio operators to dial a phone number on their transceiver to call local telephone lines.
The FCC requires radio users to be licensed before operating equipment that uses the amateur radio frequency band. The Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club offers monthly meetings and training assistance for residents who are interested in pursuing the hobby. The group’s Web site is www.barconline.org.
Published:
Sunday, December 6, 2009 2:05 AM CST
When a semi truck and trailer rolled and crashed in Logan Canyon Wednesday morning, a passing motorist stopped to help when the rig’s wheels were still spinning and managed to notify emergency dispatchers in an area of national forest where cell phone reception is nonexistent.
But Brent Yeates of North Logan wasn’t using a cell phone; he was using a handheld amateur radio to report the incident after the semitrailer filled with 38,000 pounds of dairy products landed in the Logan River.
Another radio operator, Brent L. Carruth of Logan, heard Yeates make the call just before noon Wednesday. Carruth said he listened to Yeates give a first-hand account of the condition of the driver and the seriousness of the crash. Utah Highway Patrol officials originally reported that the call for help came from a motorist who traveled to a cell phone reception area before dialing 911. Carruth, however, explained how Yeates’ small transceiver was used to call 911 right from the scene of the crash.
“What happened Wednesday, where a radio operator happened upon an accident, was not an isolated incident,” he said. “It happens more frequently than one might suppose.”
Yeates agrees. He owns property in the canyon and travels it weekly. He says he helps a crash victim at least once a year.
“When you pull up on an accident, your first concern is to make sure the driver or passengers are okay,” he said. “I grabbed my fire extinguisher because there was smoke coming from the truck and I could hear the driver talking and he said he was okay.”
Yeates said he waded through the cold river to help the driver get out.
Using a device not much larger than a cell phone, explained Carruth, a radio operator virtually anywhere in the mountains of Cache or Rich County can broadcast a signal to a repeater that sits atop Logan Peak in the Bear River Mountains east of Logan. The cluster of communication equipment rises about 5,200 feet above the valley floor which gives the spot a strong vantage point over much of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Amateur, or ham radio as it’s often called, operates on a range of frequencies that vary between a few dozen centimeters and a few dozen feet in wavelength. As Carruth explains, it’s the wavelength of the signal that determines how far it can propagate through the air.
“The wavelength is essentially as long as the antenna it comes from,” he said. “The 2-meter and 70-centimeter wavelength frequencies are commonly used among operators because they allow for smaller antennas. Smaller antennas, however, can’t produce the longer wavelengths needed for long-distance communication. You can put a six-meter antenna on your roof but that doesn’t make your radio very portable.”
Using a ham radio to speak directly to someone in say, Brazil, would require an antenna up to 10 meters long. The signals produced by larger antennas don’t need a signal repeater to reach their final destination. Instead, says Carruth, they bounce off the ionosphere and can travel around the globe.
Portable radios are best suited for hikers, backpackers and snowmobile riders who wander around Mount Naomi or explore the wilderness near Tony Grove Lake. The repeater on Logan Peak, which is owned by the Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club, can pick up transmissions from all over the region and has an added feature built in that allows radio operators to dial a phone number on their transceiver to call local telephone lines.
The FCC requires radio users to be licensed before operating equipment that uses the amateur radio frequency band. The Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club offers monthly meetings and training assistance for residents who are interested in pursuing the hobby. The group’s Web site is www.barconline.org.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Truck hauling cheese rolls over in Logan Canyon
KVNU 610 Cache Valley Daily
Story Created: Dec 2, 2009 at 12:03 PM MST
(Story Updated: Dec 2, 2009 at 4:10 PM MST )
A Schreiber Foods truck carrying a 53-foot trailer full of cheese and other dairy products outbound from the company's Logan facility rolled over in Logan Canyon Wednesday morning..
Some of the product in the trailer spilled into the Logan River, but emergency crews were able to clean up the scene fairly quickly. The crash happened just below the dugway about 12 miles east of the mouth of the Cache Valley side of the canyon.
The driver of the vehicle reportedly was able to get out of his cab and was OK, but emergency crews were on the way to evaluate the scene. Also, the Bear River Health Department reportedly was contacted due to the cheese going into the river.
"Why the semi went off the road and rolled, I don't know, but it went in the river," said Logan Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Peterson, noting that the crash happened in the same area where a number of vehicles have went over the edge of the steep dugway over the years.
Because a vehicle carrying product went into the river, fire crews called for a HAZMAT vehicle to also come to the scene to assist in the cleanup. A small amount of fuel also leaked out of the truck, Peterson said, but crews were able to use booms to extract it from the river.
More details will be posted as they become available.
Story Created: Dec 2, 2009 at 12:03 PM MST
(Story Updated: Dec 2, 2009 at 4:10 PM MST )
A Schreiber Foods truck carrying a 53-foot trailer full of cheese and other dairy products outbound from the company's Logan facility rolled over in Logan Canyon Wednesday morning..
Some of the product in the trailer spilled into the Logan River, but emergency crews were able to clean up the scene fairly quickly. The crash happened just below the dugway about 12 miles east of the mouth of the Cache Valley side of the canyon.
The driver of the vehicle reportedly was able to get out of his cab and was OK, but emergency crews were on the way to evaluate the scene. Also, the Bear River Health Department reportedly was contacted due to the cheese going into the river.
"Why the semi went off the road and rolled, I don't know, but it went in the river," said Logan Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Peterson, noting that the crash happened in the same area where a number of vehicles have went over the edge of the steep dugway over the years.
Because a vehicle carrying product went into the river, fire crews called for a HAZMAT vehicle to also come to the scene to assist in the cleanup. A small amount of fuel also leaked out of the truck, Peterson said, but crews were able to use booms to extract it from the river.
More details will be posted as they become available.
Semi Rolls in Logan Canyon, Spills Dairy Products into River Herald Journal 12-2-09
Logan firefighters David Olson, left, and Jeff Peterson look at a semi carrying dairy products to Cheyenne that overturned in the Logan River near the Dugway Wednesday afternoon. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal)
By Matthew K. Jensen
Published:
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 4:09 PM CST
Bags of shredded cheddar cheese were seen floating down the Logan River Wednesday afternoon after a semi truck filled with 38,000 pounds of dairy products rolled over and landed in the water about 13 miles up Logan Canyon.
Utah Highway Patrol officials say a Kenworth truck with a 53-foot trailer was headed northbound on U.S. Highway 89 at about mile marker 475 when the driver lost control and went off the road, submerging part of the trailer into the frigid water.
The incident occurred at about 11:48 a.m. near a bend in the road just below the dugway. A passing motorist reported the rollover after reaching an adequate cell phone signal area.
“The driver loaded up at Schreiber Foods today and was headed for Cheyenne, Wyo.,” said UHP Trooper Travis Mouritsen. “He came around this curve too fast and just lost control and the truck tipped on its side.”
The driver, a Draper man, told officials he was traveling 35 mph. He suffered only a minor injury to has hand, officials said, and was alert and talking to investigators.
Towing crews from Elden Dattage helped shore the fractured trailer before 11 additional men created a bucket brigade to hand remove hundreds of cartons of yogurt, cheese and butter products.
The workers stood in a line, some straddling icy rocks and makeshift platforms made from shipping pallets, and passed along a daisy chain of small boxes up the river embankment to the highway where others reassembled the goods onto new pallets.
Empty trucks were filled with the materials and transported back to Cache Valley. UHP officials said it was likely the merchandise will have to be destroyed for liability reasons.
Logan fire and EMT professionals were also on site to prevent further contamination to the water way. They used floating absorbent tubes to capture oil or diesel fuel from the water surface. Bits of foam from the trailer’s walls broke away from the wreck and floated downstream.
Mouritsen says no citations have been issued, but his agency is considering a charge for failure to maintain control on a mountain road.
Tow crews are working to remove the trailer and truck from the river.
Reader Comments
Following are comments from online Herald Journal readers. In inviting reader comments on the day's news, The Herald Journal is hoping to promote a largely uncensored and free-flowing dialogue among readers. However, any comments deemed potentially libelous or obscene will be removed from the site. Readers wanting to draw editors' attention to possibly inappropriate comments should email managing editor Charles McCollum at cmccollum@hjnews.com or phone 792-7220.
blutonium wrote on Dec 2, 2009 8:32 PM:
" wow, second mention of elden dattage towing in a day - this and a pic in today s paper - I cant ever recall ever seeing mention of any other companies - why so carefull to avoid mention or post pictures of the other 10 companies around, but now the special treatment for eldens? "
mikem wrote on Dec 2, 2009 10:57 PM:
" blutonium;
Eldens is the only one in the valley that has the equipment for job like this.
Your average *Preston's wrecker * with the standard slide off deck car hauler just isn't going to be able to pull a semi out of the river, eh?.
A car going off the road, or in roadside wreck,(Preston's recoverable) isn't really newsworthy, a semi is, eh?
35 MPH? BS, unless the load shifted of course. "
Semi Flips into River Herald Journal 12-3-09
Crews work to unload dairy products dairy products from an overturned semi in the Logan River as the driver Antonio Ribeiro, right, watches near the Dugway Wednesday afternoon. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal)
By Matthew K. Jensen
Published:
Thursday, December 3, 2009 2:35 AM CST
Bags of shredded cheddar cheese were seen floating down the Logan River on Wednesday afternoon after a semi truck filled with 38,000 pounds of dairy products rolled over and landed in the water about 13 miles up Logan Canyon.
Utah Highway Patrol officials say a Kenworth truck with a 53-foot trailer was headed northbound on U.S. Highway 89 at about mile marker 475 when the driver lost control and went off the road, submerging part of the trailer into the frigid water.
The crash slowed traffic throughout the day and caused UHP troopers to temporarily close the canyon Wednesday evening.
The incident occurred at about 11:48 a.m. near a bend in the road just below the dugway. A passing motorist reported the rollover after reaching an adequate cell phone signal area.
“The driver loaded up at Schreiber Foods today and was headed for Cheyenne, Wyo.,” said UHP Trooper Travis Mouritsen. “He came around this curve too fast and just lost control and the truck tipped on its side.”
The driver, a Draper man, told officials he was traveling 35 mph. He suffered only a minor injury to has hand, officials said, and was alert and talking to investigators.
Towing crews from Elden Dattage helped shore the fractured trailer before 11 additional men created a bucket brigade to hand remove hundreds of cartons of yogurt, cheese and butter products.
The workers stood in a line, some straddling icy rocks and makeshift platforms made from shipping pallets, and passed along a daisy chain of small boxes up the river embankment to the highway where others reassembled the goods onto new pallets.
Empty trucks were filled with the materials and transported back to Cache Valley. UHP officials said it was likely the merchandise will have to be destroyed for liability reasons.
Logan fire and EMT professionals were also on site to prevent further contamination to the water way. They used floating absorbent tubes to capture oil or diesel fuel from the water surface. Bits of foam from the trailer’s walls broke away from the wreck and floated downstream.
Mouritsen says no citations have been issued, but his agency is considering a charge for failure to maintain control on a mountain road.
Tow crews worked throughout the day and into the night to clean up the site.
Reader Comments
Following are comments from online Herald Journal readers. In inviting reader comments on the day's news, The Herald Journal is hoping to promote a largely uncensored and free-flowing dialogue among readers. However, any comments deemed potentially libelous or obscene will be removed from the site. Readers wanting to draw editors' attention to possibly inappropriate comments should email managing editor Charles McCollum at cmccollum@hjnews.com or phone 792-7220.
amarylis wrote on Dec 3, 2009 6:21 AM:
" Eldon's crew always does fine work. Good job guys!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
Semi Rollover KSL Article 12-3-09
Logan Canyon cleared following dairy mess
December 3rd, 2009 @ 6:23am
LOGAN -- Logan Canyon has reopened following a big mess that included cheese floating in the Logan River.
A semi-truck driver northbound on Highway 89 about 13 miles up the canyon took a curve too fast. His truck rolled, part of the trailer went into the Logan River and lost 38,000 pounds of dairy products.
Bags of shredded cheddar cheese floated downriver. A bucket brigade of crews hauled out all the yogurt, cheese and butter that they could.
The accident happened before noon but the cleanup took all day and into the night.
The driver was headed to Wyoming. He had only minor injuries.
Semi Rollover 12-2-09 KSL Coverage
KSL News 12-2-09
Semi hauling dairy products crashes in Cache County
December 2nd, 2009 @ 4:23pm
CACHE COUNTY -- A semi loaded with dairy products crashed in Logan Canyon Wednesday. It happened around Noon.
The truck carrying 38,000 pounds of yogurt, butter and bags of shredded cheese was northbound on Highway 89 when it went off the road. Part of the trailer ended in the Logan River.
The Utah Highway Patrol said no one was hurt.
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