ST. GEORGE — A crash involving a turned-around pickup truck and an SUV blocked one of the two lanes of St. George Boulevard early Friday evening.
St. George Police and Fire departments responded to the scene, which took place just past the corner of Temple Street near the Dixie Palm Motel. No injuries were apparent for the male driver of the Toyota Tundra or the female driver of the Honda CRV. Each driver was the sole passenger of their vehicle.
Police on the scene would not disclose the cause of the accident that took place around 5:50 p.m. and were just waiting for the tow truck to take the pickup away.
Whatever the cause of the accident, it left the pickup turned around and facing the direction of traffic and blocking the left lane of the westbound side of St. George Boulevard.
There was no apparent damage to the Honda CRV.
The scene was cleared by 6:40 p.m., and traffic returned to normal.
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Scene of a two-vehicle accident on St. George Boulevard near Temple Street in St. George, Utah, on Oct. 16, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Scene of a two-vehicle accident on St. George Boulevard near Temple Street in St. George, Utah, on Oct. 16, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
The Honda CRV involved in a two-vehicle accident on St. George Boulevard near Temple Street in St. George, Utah, on Oct. 16, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
The Toyota pick-up involved in a two-vehicle accident that ended up facing the wrong direction on St. George Boulevard near Temple Street in St. George, Utah, on Oct. 16, 2020 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
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Chris Reed serves as a reporter for St. George News, where he has been honored with several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for his work, including first-place accolades. He started his journalism career as a sports reporter and editor in Southern California where he once compared shoe sizes with Shaquille O'Neal and exchanged mix tapes with members of the Los Angeles Kings. After growing up in the San Fernando Valley learning karate skills from Mr. Miyagi and spending a decade in Las Vegas mostly avoiding the casinos, he came to St. George for love and married his soulmate, a lifetime Southern Utah resident. He is the proud father of two boys, his youngest a champion against both autism and Type 1 diabetes.