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Tanker truck leaking propane after crash on Utah 30 near Laketown
All lanes of travel from Laketown to Wyoming are closed this afternoon as officials work to secure the crash site of a semi-truck and its leaking propane tanker.
Officials say Hwy. 30 could be closed at least through this evening and possibly into tomorrow. The highway is closed from the mouth of Laketown Canyon to the junction of Hwy. 30 and Hwy 16.
According to Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Lee Perry, the driver of a semi was driving westbound on Hwy. 30 Saturday morning when he ran off the road and lost control of the truck.
Perry said it appears the truck rolled and the truck landed on its wheels, but the tanker hauling 10,000 gallons of is on its side.
The crash caused damage to the tanker, which is now leakig propane onto the roadway.
Perry said the road will be closed in that region until officials are able to analyze the damaged tanker and decide if it can be repaired on site or if the fuel can be off-loaded. He estimates that will be at least three to four hours.
Worst-case scenario, it could be closed as long as 24-hours, he said.
The driver of the truck did sustain injuries in the accident and has been transported to an Evanston hospital.
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Elden's is an Auto Body Shop too!
Lance grumbled at the following article in this morning’s
newspaper. It's not so much that they
mentioned Miller's but the way the article is composed it makes it seem like
Elden's is only a tow company and not an auto collision repair shop as well.
So you drive off the road into the Logan River. Once
you’re safely back on land, what about your car?
With all the vehicles taking the plunge lately at
milepost 473, this is a question we suspect a lot of readers might have had, so
we called a local towing company and auto-body repair shop to find out more.
Getting the car out of the river can range from a very
easy job to a complex operation, according to Elden Dattage of Dattage Towing
in Logan, who has pulled dozens of vehicles, including semi trailer rigs, out
of rivers in the region. Because of the many variables, Dattage wouldn’t
venture a price estimate for the job. “Every situation is so different,” he
said.
And what about water damage to the car? That, too, can
vary widely depending on how much of the vehicle becomes submerged.
“The biggest problem is water getting into the
electronics,” said Jeff Miller of Miller Auto Body. “If the car is filled with
water up to the dashboard level, in most cases it’s going to be totaled. It’s
like throwing your cellphone in the toilet.”
Like Dattage, Miller has handled a lot of submerged
vehicles over the years, including the Honda Accord righted by passing
motorists in a dramatic rescue at milepost 473 on New Year’s Eve. That car took
in a lot of water and was declared totaled by the driver’s insurance company.
No word whether Miller’s or Dattage’s employees have ever
found a fish in any of these vehicles.
Fishing your car out of the river
Herald Journal February 24, 2012
Another car falls into Logan River at notorious canyon location
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Another car falls into Logan River at notorious canyon location
updated: 17 hours ago By Amy Macavinta
A new warning sign and statewide publicity about a dangerous curve in Logan Canyon has apparently not slowed drivers, as another car had to be pulled out of Logan River on Tuesday afternoon near mile marker 473 on U.S. Highway 89. Neither of the two individuals in the vehicle were injured in the crash.
According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the driver of a blue Saturn was northbound on the Logan Canyon road at about 12:30 p.m. The driver entered the curve at mile post 473.5 and exited the road to the right onto the right shoulder.
Logan resident Colleen Larkin, 20, overcorrected to the left into oncoming traffic, then tried to steer back to the right and exited the road. The car left the road, sliding down toward the river, coming to rest with the front of the car in the water, according to UHP.
Larkin and her passenger, Alex Bernkopf, 20, also of Logan, were both wearing seatbelts.
Larkin was cited for driving too fast for existing conditions.
The UHP said this has been a hazardous curve for years. However, it first gained UDOT's attention after three children - two who had stopped breathing - were pulled from inside a car in the freezing river in a dramatic rescue on New Year's Eve.
Three weeks later, another truck left the roadway and in a matter of seconds landed in the river.
UDOT has confirmed plans to increase safety on this curve, but there is no specific plan or time frame involved.
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amacavinta@hjnews.com
Twitter: @amacavinta
Another car falls into Logan River at notorious canyon location
updated: 17 hours ago By Amy Macavinta
A new warning sign and statewide publicity about a dangerous curve in Logan Canyon has apparently not slowed drivers, as another car had to be pulled out of Logan River on Tuesday afternoon near mile marker 473 on U.S. Highway 89. Neither of the two individuals in the vehicle were injured in the crash.
According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the driver of a blue Saturn was northbound on the Logan Canyon road at about 12:30 p.m. The driver entered the curve at mile post 473.5 and exited the road to the right onto the right shoulder.
Logan resident Colleen Larkin, 20, overcorrected to the left into oncoming traffic, then tried to steer back to the right and exited the road. The car left the road, sliding down toward the river, coming to rest with the front of the car in the water, according to UHP.
Larkin and her passenger, Alex Bernkopf, 20, also of Logan, were both wearing seatbelts.
Larkin was cited for driving too fast for existing conditions.
The UHP said this has been a hazardous curve for years. However, it first gained UDOT's attention after three children - two who had stopped breathing - were pulled from inside a car in the freezing river in a dramatic rescue on New Year's Eve.
Three weeks later, another truck left the roadway and in a matter of seconds landed in the river.
UDOT has confirmed plans to increase safety on this curve, but there is no specific plan or time frame involved.
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amacavinta@hjnews.com
Twitter: @amacavinta
Location:Logan Canyon
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Hop to it Hoppy
Utah Highway Patrol troopers believe drugs and alcohol may have played a role in a crash that diverted traffic off state Highway 165 from Nibley to Providence late Wednesday afternoon.
According to Lt. Lee Perry of the Utah Highway Patrol, the eastbound driver of a Toyota Camry started to pull onto the highway from 1700 South, at a two-way stop intersection.
The driver of an oncoming 10-wheeler saw the Camry enter the intersection and swerved to miss the car, but the two collided at the truck's gas tank, causing a small diesel spill at the scene of the accident.
The truck went off the side of the road and the Camry was struck again by a Jeep Cherokee.
According to Jill Parker of the Bear River Health Department, the fuel spill was confined to a gutter area and was easily cleaned up by the Logan Fire Hazmat team. However, troopers made a request for the Utah Department of Transportation to spread sand on the site to add some traction to the road.
Traffic was diverted through Millville from the Maverick in Nibley to Providence while emergency personnel investigated and cleaned up the wreck.
Perry said there were no significant injuries in the crash, but the driver of the Camry showed signs of impairment. He has been cited for failure to yield.
Troopers are still investigating whether drugs or alcohol could have played a factor in the crash.
According to Lt. Lee Perry of the Utah Highway Patrol, the eastbound driver of a Toyota Camry started to pull onto the highway from 1700 South, at a two-way stop intersection.
The driver of an oncoming 10-wheeler saw the Camry enter the intersection and swerved to miss the car, but the two collided at the truck's gas tank, causing a small diesel spill at the scene of the accident.
The truck went off the side of the road and the Camry was struck again by a Jeep Cherokee.
According to Jill Parker of the Bear River Health Department, the fuel spill was confined to a gutter area and was easily cleaned up by the Logan Fire Hazmat team. However, troopers made a request for the Utah Department of Transportation to spread sand on the site to add some traction to the road.
Traffic was diverted through Millville from the Maverick in Nibley to Providence while emergency personnel investigated and cleaned up the wreck.
Perry said there were no significant injuries in the crash, but the driver of the Camry showed signs of impairment. He has been cited for failure to yield.
Troopers are still investigating whether drugs or alcohol could have played a factor in the crash.
Dump truck crashes into Logan hotel after losing brakes
Dump truck crashes into Logan hotel after losing brakes
By Emilie H. Wheeler and Amy Macavinta | Posted: Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:45 amWitnesses watched in shock as a dump truck came hurtling down 400 North, swerving through the Phillips 66 parking lot before crossing Main Street, heading through the 7-Eleven parking lot and crashing into the Quality Inn just after 2 p.m. Friday.
The driver of the truck, a 40-year-old Marcie L. Pentz of Morgan, had apparently lost control of the vehicle's brakes sometime while driving west on U.S. Highway 89 after leaving a work site up Logan Canyon. She managed to avoid hitting any vehicles on her way down the hill, something those who saw the incident called "unbelievable."
Todd Olson of North Logan was running errands and had stopped at the 400 North/Main Street intersection when the truck - horn blasting - came through.
"I saw her bouncing through Mooch's (now known as Nyla's), on the south side ... she missed the pumps, the tree, the other pumps (at 7-Eleven)," he said. "She did a fantastic job at mitigating any damage. As bad as it was, I am sure it could have been a lot worse."
After missing the pumps and actual 7-Eleven building, the dump truck hit the back side of the Quality Inn head-on.
Jason Kendall, an off-duty Logan police officer, was at 7-Eleven getting a drink when the truck hit the hotel.
"She was doing everything she could to avoid a collision, and she missed everyone," he said.
Officers who arrived first on the scene said Pentz was alert and conscious but complaining of chest pain. She was extricated from the cab and taken by ambulance to Logan Regional Hospital. On Friday night, a spokeswoman from the hospital said Pentz was in good condition and expected to be released that night.
The owner of the truck, which is a Wardell Brothers Construction vehicle out of Morgan, was traveling behind Pentz down the highway. At the scene of the crash, he was distraught and didn't provide his name, but did tell those around he realized there was a problem sometime before the crash.
"I guess she got her brakes hot," he said. Pointing east, he added, "She started clear up there in trouble."
The man said the two had been working on a job near the road to Beaver Mountain.
Logan Assistant Police Chief Jeff Curtis said it was incredibly lucky nothing else went wrong.
"It's a small miracle that on a Friday afternoon with some of our heaviest traffic she was able to get all the way across Main Street avoiding any collision with any vehicles," he said.
Police aren't sure exactly what happened, but say those at the scene said they could smell burning brakes. Logan officers have contacted the Utah Highway Patrol truck inspection trooper, who will evaluate the truck and circumstances. Curtis said results from that investigation will be available next week.
It's also unclear exactly when Pentz became aware of a problem.
"As she was approaching Main Street, she knew that she was in trouble and started to blast her horn in an effort to clear traffic," Curtis said. "We don't know exactly what color the light was, but it appears it could have been red for the east/west traffic. She knew she wasn't going to get the traffic cleared in front of her, so she swerved in front of Phillips 66 (Nyla's) and was able to go between one of the trees and the fire hydrant without hitting anything."
After crossing Main successfully, the truck entered the 7-Eleven lot. Curtis said a small Volkswagon was pulling out of a parking spot, but its driver saw her coming and kept driving in reverse to avoid the oncoming truck. After missing that car and the gas pumps, the dump truck hit the hotel.
Curtis said the dump truck did not actually penetrate any hotel rooms. There's some damage to the building, where the truck hit in the main part of the stairwell entrance that went into the structure's basement. Exterior bricks also sustained damage, he said.
Another witness, Robert Horning of Logan, was on the east side of the intersection waiting behind four or five cars. He said the Pentz's actions to veer off the road saved his and his two daughters' lives.
"I saw the truck literally in my rearview mirror ... coming like a bat out of hell," he said. "The truck swerved off the right, bounced over the curb ... I feel like she saved my life."
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ewheeler@hjnews.com and amacavinta@hjnews.com
Friday, September 23, 2011
Softball Champions
Hyrum trucker killed in I-15 semi pileup
Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2011 1:39 pm | Updated: 6:33 pm, Thu Sep 22, 2011.
The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving four semi trucks that killed a Hyrum man on Interstate 15 in Box Elder County on Wednesday afternoon.
In his incident report, UHP trooper Scott Singleton said that at 1:54 p.m. trucker Derrel Ray Leach of Hyrum was traveling northbound on I-15 near mile post 364 when he rear-ended a second semi that was stopped in the outside lane because of an earlier crash at the site.
Leach's truck slammed into the rear of the second truck's trailer, crushing the cab area and causing Leach fatal trauma.
He was 64.
Singleton said it appeared Leach attempted to stop before hitting the rig.
The impact sent the second semi-truck into a third semi-truck, which then rolled into a fourth semi-truck. No other drivers were injured and reports indicate all parties were wearing seat belts.
Singleton said the three rigs were stopped because they were preparing to go around the previous crash site.
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mjensen@hjnews.com
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
New Pic's-Finally!
The tow boy's quickly exited their homes just after midnight on another ROLLOVER. And...they actually sent me some pic's so I've updated the blog. Looks like they had a HOT night!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Semi explodes after crashing on SR165
Updated: 11:53 pm, Tue Sep 14, 2010.
By Kim Burgess HJNew.com
A semi truck carrying bananas exploded at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, sending intense flames into the air and disrupting traffic but causing no major injuries.
Witnesses say the semi was traveling north on State Road 165 through the 1200 South intersection when the driver ran a red light, causing his truck to hit several vehicles and a power pole before flipping over and catching on fire from its own leaking diesel fuel. The truck landed on the east side of the highway in front of the Maverik and Jiffy Lube.
According to Lt. Lee Perry of the Utah Highway Patrol, the crash involved a total of eight vehicles and 14 people. Two individuals were transported by ambulance to Logan Regional Hospital with minor injuries, including the semi driver, who got out of the truck before the explosion. Police believe others, who declined medical attention at the scene, may have gone to the hospital on their own.
Power was out in the area and traffic was restricted for several hours, with the road closure extending from the intersection near Maverik to the "Y" at about 800 S. Main St. in Logan. Perry said he expected the clean-up effort would last through the night, requiring a hazardous materials team to dispose of the leaked diesel.
In total, three law enforcement agencies and two fire departments responded with Highway Patrol taking the lead because the accident began on Providence's side of the border with Logan.
Troopers will continue investigating what happened and plan to look at video footage recorded by the nearby Macey's supermarket.
"We do have a pretty good witness at this point, somebody who stopped for the red light and the semi truck went past him," Perry said.
He had no estimate of damages, but thinks it will likely turn out to be "a pretty expensive crash."
Still, several of the people involved said they are just happy no one was badly hurt.
"It sucks, but I'm glad he (the driver) is OK," said Mysti Knight, who was working at the Maverik and saw the semi crush her parked 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic.
Knight immediately turned off the pumps' gas lines and walked outside the darkened store, which had lost power.
On the other side of the road, Ashley Tarinelli and her family had had a close call.
Her 2007 Nissan Sentra was hit by a minivan that spun into her path after the semi truck slammed into it. Tarinelli's daughter and two brothers were in the car, but no was injured.
"It happened really fast," she said. "Suddenly everything caught on fire."
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Semi Rollover Dry Lake Sardine Canyon 3-30-2010
Pictures from Lance's camera phone: "With the wind blowing so hard once we had the trailer uprighted, I had to keep a hold of it with the rotator until Ryan could pull it straight into the wind behind with number 17."
Valley weather Wind tips semi truck Herald Journal 3-31-2010
Alan Murray/Herald Journal
Firefighters stand in front of a crashed semi truck in Sardine Canyon near Dry Lake on Tuesday. Sardine Canyon was closed for two hours Tuesday after emergency officials responded to a semi truck rollover due to high wind in the area.
Rollover closes Sardine Canyon for two hours
By Matthew K. Jensen
staff writer
Sardine Canyon was closed Tuesday for two hours after emergency officials responded to a semi truck rollover due to high wind near the Dry Lake area.
The canyon was closed in both directions to tall, high profile vehicles and closed to all traffic in southbound lanes because of the toppled semi blocking the lanes.
Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Lee Perry said the empty semi was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 89/91 when at about 1:13 p.m., it rolled onto its side and slid down the highway about 100 feet near mile marker 11.
“We’re having excessive wind gusts coming through right now,” he said from the scene Tuesday. “The trailer was hit by a gust of wind and it sent the truck over on its side.”
Perry says the truck blocked both lanes of southbound travel, the center median and the inside northbound lane.
The driver, of S and S Trucking, was evaluated by on-scene paramedics and released shortly after. He did not suffer any significant injuries. HAZMAT crews also responded to clean a petroleum leak at the site of the rollover.
One weather expert said Wednesday’s windy conditions were caused, in part, by a deep low-pressure trough moving into the area.
“Normally when you have a very strong temperature gradient associated with a cold front moving through, winds tend to be quite large,” said Utah Climate Center Meteorologist Marty Booth.
Weather instruments at a station near the site of the crash, close to the border of Cache County and Box Elder County, indicated southerly sustained winds at 32 mph and gusts up to 42 mph at around the time of the incident. At about 1 p.m., Booth added, The Logan-Cache Airport’s automated weather system was reporting wind gusts up to 75 mph.
Booth said the strong cold front that passed over Northern Utah late Tuesday afternoon is associated with the above-normal temperatures that were observed on Sunday and Monday. He said Tuesday’s low temperature was 20 degrees warmer than normal.
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for Cache Valley and portions of the northern Wasatch Front for most of Tuesday.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Telephone Poles & Triples
On this call all the trucks were busy so instead of splitting apart the trailer Lance got to be a big man and haul a set of triples.
This call involved Lance removed a car from a telephone pole. I guess the person was trying to make a local connection and it failed!
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