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Show C-14 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 21-24, 2017 Utah road deaths highest since 2007 Associated press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state officials said 280 people died in traffic-related deaths on state roads last year — the most in nine years. It is the fourth consecutive year the tally has increased. State transportation and public safety officials said Wednesday in a news conference at the state capitol that most of the crashes were caused by human error. The Deseret News reports that Utah Department of Transportation’s executive director Carlos Braceras says he’s frustrated and outraged over accidents that are preventable. The reasons included people not wearing seat belts and driving impaired, tired or distracted. State figures show the recent four-year increase comes after deaths went down for five straight years to a low of 217 in 2012. Swallow wants judge off the case Associated press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Weeks before his corruption trial is set to begin, former Utah Attorney General John Swallow said the judge overseeing the case is biased against him and she should remove herself from the case. Swallow’s attorney filed documents in court Tuesday saying Third District Court Judge Elizabeth Hruby-Mills has repeatedly declined to hold hearings on requests he’s made, did not probe prosecutors obtaining thousands of private communications between Swallow and his attorney and ordered the arrest of a witness last week. Utah court spokesman Geoff Fattah said judges cannot comment on matters before their court. Hruby-Mills has not yet ruled on the request. Prosecutors say Swallow accepted money and gifts from businessmen in trouble with regulators. He has pleaded not guilty to 13 charges of bribery, evidence tampering and other crimes. The trial is scheduled to start Feb. 7. Local Park City news every Wednesday and Saturday ne Empire Pass Plans for the development of One Empire Pass are tentative and conceptual only and subject to change by the developer in its sole discretion. The illustrations are artists conceptual renderings. There are multiple ways to calculate square footage, square footages as depicted are approximate. This is not an offer in any state in which the legal requirements for such an offering have not been met. © 2015 One Empire Pass. BHHS Affiliates, LLC is an independently operated subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, and a franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.® Equal Housing Opportunity. Information not verified or guaranteed. Call 435–649–9014 to subscribe today! |