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Show A-8 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, September 26-28, 2018 Brake failure causes havoc Massive Ski Resort Views On Golf Course In Quiet Park Meadows Cul De Sac COURTESY OF RAETTE BELCHER A runaway dump truck going downhill on Marsac Avenue hit a pickup truck near the Old Town roundabout Tuesday morning. The drivers of both trucks sustained injuries that were not life threatening. Two drivers sustain non life-threatening injuries in wreck BUBBA BROWN The Park Record A runaway dump truck careened down Marsac Avenue, overturned and hit another vehicle near the Old Town roundabout Tuesday morning, closing the area to traffic for hours. Utah Highway Patrol trooper Michael Gordon said the truck was traveling north on Marsac Avenue when it lost its brakes Open House Today! 12:00 – 3:00 PM Perched above the 11th hole of the Park Meadows golf course looking directly at the ski resorts, this CATERED BY RIVERHORSE home is undeniably in one of the best locations on a quiet cul de sac in Park Meadows. The oversized great room offers a recently renovated kitchen, a central fireplace and windows opening to the impressive views. Walk out onto the new 1,200 square foot deck for additional living space. The master suite offers some of the best views in the home, a private office space, a large walk-in closet and a spacious master bathroom. Associated Press LOGAN — The costs to fight wildfires in Utah are increasing by about $1 million a day right now, and authorities expect the season to last throughout October. On average, there are about 1,100 wildfires in Utah that burn about 195 square miles and carry a price tag of $50 million, State Forester Brian Cottam said. So far this year, there have been more than 1,200 wildfires, Associated Press cared for home also features an updated heated driveway with SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah legislator has introduced a bill he says would close a loophole that allowed for one of Elizabeth Smart’s kidnappers to be released from prison. Rep. Ken Ivory of West Jordan says the loophole in a state 10 ASHLEY COURT | PARK MEADOWS | 5,053 SQUARE FEET 5 BEDS | 5 BATHS | OFFERED AT $2,650,000 383 square miles burned and a cost of $100 million, Cottam said during a Kiwanis Club meeting on Wednesday in Logan. As of Wednesday, there were eight active wildfires in Utah, the Herald Journal reported. About 16 miles were burned on Tuesday alone, Cottam said. The drought has had a strong impact on this year’s fire season, he said. Current conditions make it easy for small fire to become large fires if local fire department and county fire wardens fail to suppress a fire on initial attack, Cottam told the Kiwanis Club members. “If we can’t get it at first crack, it’s gone,” Cottam said. “It’s taken off, and these are large fires.” Cottam also serves as the director of the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, which is responsible for wildfire management on all state and private lands. He said he thinks Western states need to focus more on fire prevention, and not just fire suppression. Rep. wants to close loophole in size and will make any occupant pleased. The meticulously Meadows location is a unique find. caused numerous accidents on that stretch of road over the years. In May of 2017, a runaway truck on Marsac Avenue crashed into a residence near the location of Tuesday’s incident. There is a truck-escape lane on Marsac Avenue south of the roundabout. It was unclear whether the driver of the dump truck Tuesday had discovered the brake failure before reaching the ramp. “It is an extremely dangerous situation,” Gordon said in reference to runaway trucks. “We encourage semi-truck drivers to keep up the maintenance on their brakes.” Wildfire costs, scorched lands nearly double in 2018 There’s four additional guest rooms in the home that are all large pavers, beautiful landscaping and more. This coveted Park on a downhill stretch. The driver veered into oncoming traffic to avoid hitting a vehicle, then swerved back to narrowly miss an oncoming bus. The truck overturned near the roundabout, crashing into a northbound pickup truck. The accident happened around 10 a.m., according to the Utah Department of Transportation. The drivers of both trucks were transported to a local hospital with injuries that were not life threatening, Gordon said. The section of Marsac Avenue stretching from Deer Valley to the Old Town roundabout carries a steep grade. Trucks with failing brakes have law allowed 72-year-old Wanda Barzee to be released last week after serving her maximum 15year sentence despite the fact she refused mental-health treatment while in custody. Ivory told The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday the bill he filed in advance of January’s legislative session would remove credit for time served if the inmate pleaded guilty and mentally ill, but didn’t accept treatment. Barzee helped her husband, Brian David Mitchell, abduct Smart at knifepoint in 2002 when she was 14. Police say Mitchell raped her almost daily for nine months before she was rescued in Sandy in March 2003. 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