HURRICANE – A woman was taken to the hospital Saturday morning following a two-vehicle collision on 600 North in Hurricane that the driver cited attributes to a parked trailer blocking his ability to see the stop sign.
Around 8:33 a.m., Hurricane Police officers were alerted to an accident at the intersection of 600 North and 2600 West. A 2003 Dodge Durango had collided with a 2004 Ford F-150, Hurricane Police Sgt. Brandon Buell said.
According to the investigation into the accident, Buell said, the Durango, driven by a 61-year-old man, was northbound on 2600 West and ran past a stop sign, colliding with the eastbound F-150 truck on 600 North.
The F-150 truck was driven by a 51-year-old woman accompanied by a 55-year-old male passenger. The woman had minor injuries and was taken to Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George by Hurricane Valley Fire District ambulance, Buell said.
The F-150 truck’s passenger and the Durango’s driver were unharmed in the collision, he said.
The driver of the Durango, who later identified himself as Jon Otten, was issued a citation for failing to stop at the stop sign. However, he said he didn’t see the stop sign in time due to a construction trailer being parked ahead of the sign and obstructing his view of it.
“It’s so big it completely obscures the stop sign,” Otten said.
Though parked near the intersection, the trailer was not set up in front of the red line on the curb that marks a no-parking zone.
While it may be legal for the trailer to be there, Otten said, that doesn’t make it safe.
Both the F-150 truck and the Durango had to be towed from the scene.
Another vehicle accident occurred at the same intersection on Dec. 10, Buell said. In that case, though, the collision resulted from a driver’s failure to yield to oncoming traffic and was not related to the stop sign.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement or other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.
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Aftermath of a two-vehicle collision on at 600 North and 2600 West in Hurricane, Utah, Dec. 19, 2015 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
Aftermath of a two-vehicle collision on at 600 North and 2600 West in Hurricane, Utah, Dec. 19, 2015 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
Jon Otten, the man cited for running pass a stop sign by Hurricane Police, said he was unable to see the stop sign in time due to it being blocked by a trailer (right) parked ahead of it. Not seeing the sign in time resulted in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of 600 North and 2600 West in Hurricane that resulted in one person being sent to the hospital with minor injuries, Hurricane, Utah, Dec. 19, 2015 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
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Paint the pavement with STOP. Or does this cause an English/Spanish conflict? haha.
Do they have Braille stop signs for the blind ?
I see the Durango driver’s point. I also don’t see any pavement markings that would have helped. You’re not supposed to park within 30 feet of a stop sign, traffic signal, etc. On the other hand, if the driver has lived on that street for a number of years, that would be a whole other thing!
go go Gadget multi lingual stop sign.!
If that is the drivers logic, he must be an open-book test graduate.
That street he drove north on is in no way the main road through. The break in the double yellow line indicates that 600 north is the right-of-way road.
Trailer or not, there has always been a stop sign there.
Officers say the trailer was legally parked anyways, so stop looking for excuses and take your ticket like a man.
Ya, take it like a man!
Wow the RealMc…….is a real tough guy isn’t he ? LOL if that was him he would be crying like a baby. Whaaaaaaaaaaa Whaaaaaaaaaaa I couldn’t see the stop sign…..pffffffft keyboard warrior. !
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I didn’t think you could leave a unattached trailer at a intersection in our little town.
Not sure I read anything from the popo saying it was legal?
“Though parked near the intersection, the trailer was not set up in front of the red line on the curb that marks a no-parking zone.
While it may be legal for the trailer to be there, Otten said, that doesn’t make it safe.”
Officers on scene did not ticket the owner of the trailer, therefore he was withing the bounds of the law.
Hope that helps 😉
Oh wow so says the keyboard lawyer….Take it like a man ! LOL wow ! what a tough guy eh ? LOL !