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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, December 19-21, 2018 The Park Record County Seat COUNTY EDITOR: ANGELIQUE McNAUGHTON 649–9014 EXT. 15712 | Countynews@parkrecord.com Semi leads pursuit in Basin Truck narrowly misses running cars off the road NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE The SOUTH SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT is proposing to increase its property tax revenue. - The SOUTH SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT tax on a $196,244 residence would increase from $28.49 to $70.09, which is $41.60 per year. ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record A semi-truck driving erratically through the Snyderville Basin Saturday afternoon, nearly running several cars off the road, led Summit County Sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit. Lt. Andrew Wright, with the Sheriff’s Office, said dispatch received five calls from drivers within a 45-minute timeframe reporting the semi-truck’s activity. The first call came in at approximately 1:40 p.m. The truck, which was pulling a mixed-load trailer, was initially headed eastbound on Interstate 80 when the calls started to come in. The truck apparently exited the interstate at Kimball Junction and continued driving toward Park City on S.R. 224, Wright said. A deputy was able to initiate a traffic stop on Old Ranch Road, but the driver sped off as the deputy approached. The deputy initiated a pursuit, following the semi-truck through residential neighborhoods along Highland Drive and Bitner Road. Wright said the truck was weaving into oncoming lanes. “He blew through the stop sign at Bitner and continued A-3 COURTESY OF BRENDOL SCHOLZ The driver of a semi-truck that led deputies on a pursuit throughout Kimball Junction lay on Interstate 80 in surrender Saturday afternoon. He was arrested under suspicion of several charges, including aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. onto Rasmussen Road before getting back onto the interstate, heading westbound,” he said. “He headed up Parleys when one of the deputies attempted to get around, weaving around all four lanes of traffic.” Wright said the driver eventually pulled over and exited the truck around Summit Park, laying on the ground in surrender. The westbound lanes of the interstate were briefly shut down as the driver was taken into custody. “He made some bizarre comments that people were after him, so he may be dealing with mental health issues or some kind of drug-induced psychosis,” Wright said. “But, the officers didn’t believe that he was impaired or intoxicated.” The driver, 41, of Chico, California, was arrested under suspicion of aggravated assault, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, and evading, a Sheriff’s Office report states. Wright said the driver told the authorities he was supposed to be delivering his cargo to the East Coast. No injuries or accidents were reported as a result of the incident. “The scary thing for me is the fact that this was a semi pulling a trailer with cargo onboard,” Wright said. “If he had hit a car head on, we are talking tragedy. It is a miracle that this ended without any major accidents and that we were able to get this shut down before it continued on.” Clinic depends on volunteers Donated services are critical for operations - The SOUTH SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT tax on a $196,244 business would increase from $51.81 to $127.46, which is $75.65 per year. - If the proposed budget is approved, SOUTH SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT would increase its property tax budgeted revenue by 146.00% above last year's property tax budgeted revenue excluding new growth. All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on PUBLIC HEARING Date/Time: 12/19/2018 7:00 pm Location: Oakley Station Board Room 4987 North SR 32, Oakley ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record Former Olympic athlete Eric Heiden and his wife, Karen, moved to Utah more than 10 years ago to help organize the sports medicine program at The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Murray. Within a few years, the two stepped away from the hospital to open their own practice in Park City: Heiden Orthopedics. As they became more established in the community as orthopedic surgeons, they quickly formed a relationship with the nonprofit People’s Health Clinic, which serves the uninsured residents of Summit and Wasatch counties, regardless of income level. “I think we have been helping the People’s Health Clinic for nearly 10 years now,” Heiden said. Nearly 10,000 patients are served annually by volunteer physicians, a rotating staff of volunteers and a Board of Trustees. The clinic operates on a roughly $843,000 budget, in large part funded by grants and private donations. Most patients TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD The People’s Health Clinic, a nonprofit that serves the uninsured residents of Summit and Wasatch counties, depends on volunteer staffers and physicians to serve its patients. also contribute to their care. The governments of Park City, Summit County and Wasatch County provide additional funding. Where Heiden and his group come in is by performing orthopedic surgeries for People’s Health Clinic patients, free of charge. He estimates he has performed more than 50 surgeries in the last decade. “It is pretty easy to integrate it into our orthopedic practice, and we are kind of doing the same thing that we do with everyone else,” he said. “They are coming from a unique background and they need help. It is easy to plug them into the system.” Orthopedic surgery is the last resort, Heiden said. He said patients are often sent to physical therapy and only come to him after all other options have been exhausted. Heiden admitted the volunteer service can be challenging and somewhat taxing on his practice’s system. But, he knows his expertise is needed, viewing orthopedic surgery as “kind of unique.” Orthopedic surgeons specialize in bones and joints, dealing with medical issues such as broken bones, knee injuries and shoulders dislocations. He estimated a typical surgery, depending on the injury, can cost Please see Donated A-4 To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact SOUTH SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT at 435-640-4737. Get your subscription to The Park Record! 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