Davis County Clipper | 1979-11-28 | Page 11 | First Snow Causes Accidents

First Snow Causes Accidents The first major snowfall of the season caught motorists unprepared for the slick highways especially in north Davis County causing a rash of accidents. ACCORDING to the Utah Highway Patrol, there were "several" minor accidents and several vehicles slid off the road, becoming stuck but not causing major damage or serious. Probably the worst two accidents ac-cidents in the county occurred Friday and involved large semi-trailer trucks that skidded skid-ded out of control and rolled over. ONE ACCIDENT was south of Utah Highway 193 (Hill AFB exit) on State Highway 89 where a semi-trailer driven . by Kenneth S. Johnson, Salt Lake City, attempted to pass a car and ripped out about 50 feet of gua.d rail before rolling onto its side. Damage to the truck and cargo was estimated at more than $25,000. Another semi driven by Larry R. Clark, Salt Lake City, overturned at 3000 West and 2700 South, Syracuse, causing an estimated $10,000 damage. A UTAH Highway Patrol dispatcher said that apparently ap-parently motorists were not used to the sudden adverse driving conditions and were driving too fast for existing conditions. Snowfall was the heaviest in north Davis County, according accord-ing to the UHP spokesman. South Davis County experienced only about two inches of snow causing only slushy conditions on the highways.