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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 22-24, 2018 The Park Record A-5 City Beat CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649–9014 EXT. 15711 | citynews@parkrecord.com Truck careens down a hill Forklift, another piece of equipment ejected in accident SHEEPDOG CHAMPIONSHIP AND FESTIVAL AUGUST 31 THRU SEPTEMBER 3 IN MIDWAY, UTAH JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record A construction truck and two pieces of heavy equipment it was transporting on a flatbed trailer careened down a hillside in Empire Pass recently, the Park City Police Department said, describing a scenario that has long been worrisome in a community of steep hillsides and worksites on land just above existing buildings. The accident was reported at approximately 2 p.m. on Aug. 13 on Red Cloud Trail. Phil Kirk, a police captain, said a truck with an attached flatbed was carrying a forklift and scissor lift, which is a piece of equipment that provides a worker platform that can be raised and lowered. The crew was readying to unload the two pieces of equipment. Kirk said the weight of the forklift and scissor lift moved toward the rear of the 4 days of festival fun COURTESY OF PARK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT A construction truck careened down a hillside in Empire Pass in mid-August, coming to rest after striking a tree, the Park City Police Department says. The truck slid approximately 500 feet, according to the police. attached flatbed, causing the truck to lift the rear wheels. The truck and the attached trailer slid down the hillside approximately 500 feet, hitting a vehicle and then coming to rest when it struck a tree, Kirk said. The forklift and scissor lift were ejected in the accident, he said. The driver of the truck ran after the vehicle as it slid. Kirk said he fell down while pursuing the truck and suffered abrasions to the elbows. He did not require medical treatment. Kirk said damage to the truck included a punctured fuel tank. He said a small amount of diesel fuel spilled. No structures were damaged. The Police Department did not issue a citation. SHEEPDOG TRIALS DOG AGILITY DEMOS DELICIOUS FOOD UNIQUE VENDORS SPLASH DOG CONTEST AND MUCH MORE! GET TICKETS AT THE DOOR OR SAVE WHEN YOU BUY ONLINE! PoliCe Blotter Moose,‘hanging around,’ enters a hot tub in city On Sunday, Aug. 19 at 6:27 p.m., the police were told four or five dogs were seen off leashes at City Park. A fight nearly broke out between those dogs and the dog with the person who contacted the police, according to department logs. A wallet was reportedly lost on Main Street at 4:06 p.m. An officer at 3:47 p.m. stopped a driver on Cooke Drive after, according to the Police Department, the driver traveled through a turn lane on Kearns Boulevard and failed to stop at a crosswalk outside of Park City High School when the crosswalk light was blinking red. A hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Main Street at 3:36 p.m. The police were told a vehicle of an unspecified model made by Ford hit a sport utility vehicle. Public police logs did not provide additional details. A bicycle was reported abandoned for three days outside Treasure Mountain Junior High at 12:30 p.m. Several people were reported to be making noise and causing “a lot of commotion” at the China Bridge parking garage at 1:54 a.m. The report apparently involved two men talking loudly, according to department logs. 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