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Show f 8B Sun Advocate Price, Utah Juesday September 10, 2002 Carbon County residents may assist emergency personel by being cautious 'ft If motorist approaches a scene of an accident and is distracted by what is going on, furAfter the tragic events of Sept ther acckknts may occur. By not 1 1 , American citizens across the paying attention to the roadway, motorists put other driven at the been nation have quesasking risk. It is best to pass the scene tion, how can we help in an emerwith care or if curiosity gets the gency situation? over. It Although not much can be best of the resident, pull done by untrained professionals, beats causing a second accident simple safety measures can be to occur. Ifa resident does approach the performed by ordinary citizens scene of an accident, it is exto ensure that emergency person-nreceive the maximum tremely important to remember to not become part of the scene. amount of help in any situation. Do so by staying clear of the Despite Carbon Countybeing event. emerStay out of the way of emera small community, many he occur re. do They may gency personnel and do not gencies not be disasters the size ofSept. bother them by asking questions. situ1 1, but they are emergencies in They are amid an emergency ation and distractions cmly interwhich human lives are at stake. Often times, Carbon County rupts their duties. motorists encounter emergency Although a police officer who vehicles approaching at a high is pulled over onto the side of the rate of speed. Even though the road is not always an emergency, emergency vehicle has its lights it is important for motorists to on, motorists frequently fail to approach this scene with caution pull over and allow the vehicle too. to pass. This could very easily be Recently it was announced a life threatening mistake, but it that Utah motorists must yield to an officer who is on a routine is also against the law. When an emergency vehicle traffic stop. By doinj; so, the ofapproaches a traveling motorist, ficers life will not be jeopardized the motorist must pull over onto by fast moving vehicles. Without warning, die officer the shoulder of the road to allow the it to pass. After it is dear that may open their door or step away the emergency crew is past and from the parked vehicle. When no other emergency personnel this occurs, fast movjng traffic are following close behind, the could easily hit the officer causmotorist can then enter the roading severe injury, lb avoid this, motorists must slow down and way. Do remember however that give the officer room between other emergency crews may fol- themselves and oncoming traffic. Sometimes, residents encounlow, so always remain alert and By KAREN BASSO Staff writer ,r 23V 4ri "vfe u h el '3V Candlelight ceremony on campus will always be remembered by students Students at the College of Eastern Utah will always remember the candle- light ceremony held on Sept 13, 2001 to honor the people who died in the 1 1 tragedy. Hundreds of people showed up for the patriotic musi- 9-- cal and rememberance ceremony. Many students quietly hung around for over two hours after the affair was over reflecting over the events and what might be in theirs and others futures. Salute our Every Day Stems We Polite, Sheriff, fire fighters, BIITs and all Emergenty Personnel Ij our 23 South Carbon Ave, 435-637-30- - 77 Auto Home Price, Utah 84501 888-342-44- ? our freshly brewed coffees or one of our specialty drinks! AH Emergency Personnel !Yi g ,y come informs free cup of gf 'ttffee r B&S r ;; ; 3 Expresso il W. Main, no 11.11 liifi Commercial Life try j In" 27 IIJ or have a cup of I 1C JOHNSON INSURANCE AGENCT O Sandwiches! ! FARMERS II II II Come in today j0 j and i DAN K. & In Price ii o 636-960- 6 iiii oimi'iiI listen for sirens and continuously glance in the rearview mirror to ensure no other emergency ve-hides approach. It. is extremely important to remember that someones life may be on the line when emergency crews are traveling die roadway with their lights and sirens activated. By ignoring the law which states that all motorist must pull over and yield to these emergency crews, die driver erf a a vehicle not only jeopardizes someones life, but they also jeopardize their own. By failing to pull over, motorist risk the safety of themselves and other motorist when the emergency vehicle is forced to make risky passes to avoid traffic which is in their path. Often times when an emergency occurs such as an automobile accident or a fire, curious residents will respond to the scene to witness what is going on. If this occurs or if a citizen finds themselves amid an emergency, caution must be exercised. ter accident scenes before emergency personnel are even dispatched. The best thing for the resident to do is call 911 immediately. Give the proper information to the dispatcher and wait for emergency crews to arrive. Even if little nr no training has been offered to a bystander, dispatch crews may offer infomia-tio- n which will be useful for the victim of the accident. Regardless, if a Carbon County resident witnesses or discovers an emergency situation, this person must respond by calling emergency authorities. Most of the time, this is the best action that can be made in any serious mishap. . Carbon County emergent crews put their lives on the line everyday in order to serve and protect die residents of die Cssde Valley area. Now it is time for residents to give back to these crews by responding with courtesy and allowing these crews to perform their duties as best as possible without interference. y Out ditto familt Thank You to all our local Heros -- we appreciate everything you do for our community. Open 7 Days A Week 10:00 tun.-6:- 740 W. Price River Drive 00 pjn. 613-00- 47 pte 700 Eatt llain Wetlln Price City police officers mark the scans of sn auto accident nears busy road- -, way. Carbon County .residents are reminded to approach scenes such as these with caution in order to ensure the safety of afl responders.' emecgency SWEET LARD OF UBERW American Sa les Event ; Although September 11 will be forever marked by tragedy, it provides an opportunity to reflect cm the values which we hold dear, in the United States of America -among them, life, liberty and the' pursuit of happiness for 'all i-people. Be proud to live in such a Independence Reg. $3.58 sq. ft. ........... 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