Man rolls truck on River Road Monday night

Written by Richard Briggs
May 6, 2014
A 37-year-old man driving northbound on South River Road rolled his truck Monday night, St. George, Utah, May 5, 2014 | Photo by Dylan Westover, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — A man driving at high speeds rolled his truck on River Road Monday night, thereby suffering severe injuries, police said.

At about 9:45 p.m., a 37-year-old man driving northbound in front of the Fountain Heights Apartments at 3424 S. River Rd. rolled his 2000 Toyota Tundra after reaching a high rate of speed, St. George Police Officer Derek Lewis said. The man survived the rollover, but he suffered extensive injuries to his lower extremities.

The driver lost control of the truck on the road’s dirt shoulder, Lewis said. He fishtailed and lost control, which caused the truck to roll. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

This report is based on preliminary information provided by the authorities and may not contain the full scope of findings.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Richard Briggs has worked in journalism since his graduation from Dixie State University in May 2012. He worked at the Tooele Transcript-Bulletin in Tooele, Utah, from October 2012 through April 2014 with varying duties as Community News Editor, sports writer and copy editor. Immediately following school at Dixie, he worked as the Sports Editor for the Carlsbad Current-Argus in Carlsbad, N.M., until moving to the Tooele newspaper. While in college at Dixie, Richard worked for three years at the school's student-run newspaper, the Dixie Sun. Richard is a Southern Utah kid, growing up in Santa Clara and graduating from Snow Canyon High School.

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3 Comments

  • Michele May 6, 2014 at 12:43 pm

    That would’ve taken dixie ambulance 15 minutes to show up on scene. It probably took gold cross under 5 minutes. Good job ems & st george fire!

  • Easy E May 7, 2014 at 5:21 am

    Even if the man was being foolish, I feel bad for him. I have a tacoma and I know how easy it could roll.

  • daxdyldre May 7, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    my son(15 yrs old) took these photos and we believe the driver was intoxicated.hope is ok though prayers to him and his family

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