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Show APRIL SUMMIT COUNTY NEWS 2, 2010 Slushy spring roads cause of slideoffs and rollovers everywhere... PAGE A3 Sheriff's Report Sheriff's Blotter • 03/22/2010 Oakley: Traffic accident with Injuries: Complainant advised of 14 year old male wrecked on a dirt bike and the bone is sticking out of the upper part of his leg. Conscious, breathing and alert. • 03/24/2010 Coalville: Traffic complaint: Complainant advised county vehicle with Utah plates pulled out in front of her and cut her off then drove 30 miles per hour in front of her. • 03/26/2010 Coalville: Suspicious: Complainant left residence secure, came home awhile later and gate was disturbed. Door was open. • 03/26/2010 Coalville: Medical aid Paramedic: 62 year old male near fainting with chest pain, patient has now gone unconscious, difficulty breathing. • 03/27/2010 Coalville: Suspicious: Complainant advised several juveniles trying to enter residence. Female claimed to be granddaughter of homeowner but homeowners are out of town. • 03/27/2010 Park City: Attempt to Locate: Advised of a Humpty Dumpster truck that is losing garbage. • 03/28/2010 Wanship: Suspicious: Complainant advised when he arrived at the store to open, a black compact four door car was parked near the gas pumps. As he pulled in the parking lot, a female with short hair wearing shorts ran from the side of the building near the dumpsters to the car. • 03/28/2010 Oakley: Suspicious: Caller advised that she has heard five to six gunshots in the area of Cow Alley. • 03/28/2010 Henefer: Vandalism: Caller advised that his Chrysler Town and Country van has had vulgar pictures drawn on his vehicle with mustard every Sunday while he is at church. They have also thrown eggs at his two other vehicles. • 03/28/2010 Coalville: Welfare check: Caller advised that her 13 year old daughter is inside Bunny's Bar with the callers husband who she is currently separated from. Spring weather keeps county road officers and crews busy Wednesday morning. CHERYL OVARD SCN Editor morning, Wednesday March 31, early morning travelers were met with wet and slushy snow-covered roads in all directions. UDOT and Summit County Public Works personnel were out early to try and combat the ice and snow, but despite their efforts Summit County Sheriff's Department and the Utah Highway Patrol were on their radios non-stop as county workers tried to make it to their destinations - some with and some without mishap! A little before 9 a.m. a semi jack-knifed his tractor / trailer at the top of the summit near the brake testing area going eastbound. His trailer slid off the road on the verge of rolling down the hill. The tractor's front wheels could be seen spinning in the air as the loading gear attempted to hold then entire load onto the road. Officers radioed that the Park City Tow truck was at least ten minutes from being able to arrive at the scene. Fortunately, the trailer was empty. By 10 a.m. PC Tow had the tractor and trailer up and back on the road. Officers reported snow is heavy and visibility not good. Following two accidents on the "flyover" coming from US40 to 1-80 westbound it was closed down until conditions and two accidents could be taken care of at about 9:50 a.m. Spin out and taking care of traffic on mile marker 3 on US40. Officers reported they, too, have almost been hit several times with vehicles approaching too close and sliding out of control. Traffic was diverted from US4 to Silver Creek Junction to make the turn onto 1-80 there. 1-84 also reported an accident on mile marker 112. Weber area officers were called and are assisting Summit County officers there. Other reports could be heard in the area for all roads that rollover accidents, accidents with and without injuries, trucks and cars sliding off the roads were occurring every few minutes due to the road conditions. The roads were slippery, and while some drivers were going too fast for the conditions, others were sliding off and having trouble even at the very slow speeds. Using caution and watching out for the "other vehicle" is important in these spring snowy conditions. Foot pursuit results in arrest In the early morning hours of March 29, Summit County Deputies apprehended Sergio Giovani Correa after he fled from a vehicle during a traffic stop. At approximately 3:45 a.m., on March 29, Summit County Deputies attempted to stop a vehicle on Highland Drive in the Highland Estates area after the vehicle violated a traffic law. As the deputy activated his emergency lights, the vehicle accelerated and shortly thereafter turned into a residence driveway. The driver and passenger quickly exited the vehicle and began to flee on foot. The passenger was apprehended at the scene as the driver eluded the deputies during a detailed area search. During the investigation, the driver was identified as Sergio Giovani Correa and was later located in Wasatch County. Correa was arrested for fleeing and several traffic violations. Correa was also booked on two outstanding warrants. Snowfall cause of power outage in the South Summit area Henefer ditch controlled burn flared up by high winds KRISTI MAJOR Special to the News Approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, after a day of heavy wet snowfall, power lines along Hwy. 32 in Francis snapped. 800 homes lost power in Kamas, Francis and Woodland. South Summit Fire and Rescue personnel protected the scene where power lines lay on the ground and across one vehicle in a driveway. By 5:30 p.m., the first Rocky Mountain Power truck arrived on scene. The majority of repairs was done after dark. Light was provided from over 5 Rockey Mountain service trucks on scene. Power was restored by 11 p.m. Photo credit by Kristi Major Sterling Scholars... CONTINUED FROM FRONT CHERYL OVARD SCN Editor High winds throwing flames from a controlled burn "out of control" on Tuesday, March 30, was cause for an alarm to be called in by concerned home owners Tuesday around noon. A "Fire endangering structure" alarm was called in by a homeowner whose house could barely be seen through the thick smoke coming from the field out back. A second 911 call came in to alert the authorities that they were concerned about the fire which had burned the field behind their home and was already up to the fence in their back yard, too. A controlled burn was started along the ditch-bank in a field near the homes along the road leading to John's Park in Henefer. The strong winds blowing gusts caused the flames to get out of control, quickly burning the dried fields to the back of these homes and then on up to the backs of the homes along 3rd West. The North Summit Fire District was summoned and soon had the flames under control. Hoses were used by residents to wet down the perimeters of their yards to prevent the fire from spreading. When the flames were at their peak, the entire west end of town was filled with the smoke, moving quickly due to the wind velocity. Once the flames were was out the high winds blew the smoke away quickly. Henefer Town does not have a burning ordinance at this time. DO YOU COUNT? 1,469,162,389,365,409,169,327,450, 237,583... Of course you do! Return me your CENSUS FORM 116. FRANCIS Counts! And has one of the highest Census Form return rates in the state! .401• wrstr'S? -- -• 4-44"rt:‘ ; - • "V• (Pass ■••■•••• — .1t•firz1 ing the category are first the NSHS candidate then the MHS candidate: English; Emeline Brown, Rebekah Miner: Mathematics; Louis Rodriquez, Monique Freestone: Social Science; Kendra Richins, Timothy Wright: Sci- ence; Tylynn Bingham, Cheyenne Schmid: Foreign Language; Morgan's Tiffany Olson: Computer Technology; Sheridan Vernon, A.J. Johanson: Trade and Technical; Shyanne Ovard, Rashel Clark: Family and Consumer Science; Kristy Moody, Camille Moore: Business and Marketing; Cody Bunting, Zach Stanford: Speech and Drama; Lindsay Mellor, Tarran Sowder: Visual Arts; Amelia Fitch, Bailey Lubeck: Music; James Sargent, Kendall Babbitt: Dance; Kylie Sneddon, Emily Kimball: General; McKenzee Murdock, Susie Lyon. als athletes Scotty Bahrke, Emily Cook, Lacy Schnoor and Speedy Peterson (silver). Driven in a pickup were Shannon Bahrke (bronze 2010, silver 2002) and Heather McPhie, Freestyle Moguls Athletes, and another truck with Nate Roberts and Byron Wilson (bronze) in it. Park City Nordic Combined and Ski Jumping Athletes Billy Demong (gold and silver), Brett Camerota(silver) and Anders Johnson were ahead of the Speed Skating Athletes Travis Jayner (bronze ), Catherine Raney Norman, Rebeckah Bradford, Ryan Bedford, Tucker Fredricks and Nick Pearson. Paralympics Athletes driven in the National Ability Center pickup were Monte Meier (multiple medals) and Greg Shaw (gold). (not able to make the parade, Jordan Malone — (Bronze). The Master of Ceremonies, Tom Kelly welcomed the crowd and introduced these fine athletes at the Town Lift, followed by comments by Mayor Dana Williams and Billy Demong representing the entire group of athletes, including the many youth groups from Summit County. Athletes were proudly wearing their many medals they earned in 2010, as well as those who were honored for their past Olympic events. Olympic... CONTINUED FROM FRONT Marshal for the great event. (Eric won 5x Gold in 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.) Athletes were many, and all who had earned medals at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Games were waved at by those who lined the streets. Represented were the Park City Ski Team; Alpine Athletes, Ted Ligety (gold 2006 Torino) and Megan McJames, along with Hailey Duke and Steve Nyman. Biathlon Athlete Jeremy Teela and Bobsled Athlete Billy Shuffenhauer (Silver 2002 SLC). The FLY Freestyle Team walked with their banner, followed by a truck carrying freestyle aeri- |