The aftermath of what officers say was a driver running a stop sign at the intersection of Tabernacle Street and 1000 East, St. George, Utah, March 20, 2020 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — Running a stop sign on Tabernacle Street resulted in a crash that sent two people to the hospital Friday afternoon, officers said.
Around 3:40 p.m., a minivan that was going east on Tabernacle street ran the stop sign at the intersection of 1000 East, St. George Police Officer Ladarius Delaney said.
While passing through the intersection, the van collided with a northbound Hyundai passenger car.
The collision demolished the front of the van and left it sitting in the turn lane on 1000 East on the south side of the intersection. The passenger side of the Hyundai was smashed in while the car itself ended up by the curb on the northeast corner of the intersection.
A young man in the Hyundai appeared to receive lacerations to his hands and head. A 5-year-old girl and her mother were also taken to the hospital by ambulance, Delaney said.
The minivan’s driver was cited for running the stop sign.
Both vehicles had to be towed away and the crash site was cleared by 4:30 p.m.
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The aftermath of what officers say was a driver running a stop sign at the intersection of Tabernacle Street and 1000 East, St. George, Utah, March 20, 2020 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
The aftermath of what officers say was a driver running a stop sign at the intersection of Tabernacle Street and 1000 East, St. George, Utah, March 20, 2020 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
The aftermath of what officers say was a driver running a stop sign at the intersection of Tabernacle Street and 1000 East, St. George, Utah, March 20, 2020 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
The aftermath of what officers say was a driver running a stop sign at the intersection of Tabernacle Street and 1000 East, St. George, Utah, March 20, 2020 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
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Mori Kessler serves as a Senior Reporter for St. George News, having previously contributed as a writer and Interim Editor in 2011-12, and an assistant editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news as a freelancer in 2009 for Today in Dixie, and joined the writing staff of St. George News in mid-2010. He enjoys photography and won an award for photojournalism from the Society of Professional Journalists for a 2018 photo of a bee inspector removing ferals bees from a Washington City home. He is also a shameless nerd and has a bad sense of direction.