Show -- 4h Utah Judge orders review of rapist’s claim Five critical factors differed in test of experimental surface on highway Construction Corp that slag is an acceptable substitute aggregate the temperature of the slag is a critical factor that apparently wasn’t addressed before the commission The Kennecott slag added to was heated to the 140 degrees well above the 75 to 85 degree temperature of aggregate used in previous tests The newspaper quoted an evaluation written by Hodson Chemical on Oct 23 as saying “the high temperature of the aggregate was not detected by Hodson or UDOT’s project supervisor until the latter part of the 5 resurfacing) project “This created a deviation in both the initial hydration of the cement being early used and the polymerization of the chemicals being used” the report said As a result the document said “graded washed concrete sand should be considered for use in future placements This is more readily available easier to handle and lower in cost than crushed slag” UDOT Engineer Mike Roshek told the Deseret News that test sections containing the lor e Both were informed of the difwere put down on ference just two weeks ago nearUS 40 only six weeks before ly four months after funding for funding was approved in July for the project was approved the the experiment He said firmly bonded core newspaper said Taylor said he would have been very skeptical samples were taken two weeks about funding the project which later but the section had not was unanimously approved by been subjected to extreme winter commissioners had he known of weather conditions or snowplowthe difference old Snowing like the three-yeU DOT’S chief maintenance enville test section The minutes of a July 7 comgineer told Taylor that “the iron content in the slag — which silimission meeting showed the ca sand doesn’t have — may commissioners were aware of have been a contributing factor that A six week-ol- d failure to bond on US 40 test (in Now we don’t know that section west of the Salt Lake Airand we won’t know until we run port was never subjected to sigtests on it” nificant traffic the newspaper Although UDOT engineers said UDOT spokesman Kim Morris confirmed the stretch is agree with officials at developer Hodson Chemical “an old section of road not used J SALT LAKE CITY AP) — There were several critical differences between a test of an experimental road surface overlay and its application on a section of Interstate 15 a newspaper has reported The Utah Transportation Commission has authorized a $900000 project to remove the e surface from a between 5900 stretch of South and 3300 South The $13 million project was to have remedied rutting problems on the interstate at less cost than regular overlays but it failed just three months after it was applied The Deseret News said in a copyright story Saturday that highway commissioners based their decision to use the surface on the freeway after analyzing a test section near Snowville in Box Elder County One difference was that Kennecott slag rather silica sand than was used as an aggregate in the — apparlaid on of the without knowledge ently Utah Department of Transportation Director Gene Findlay or Commission Chairman Sam TaySyn-cre- Syn-cre- State agrees to spend $900000 to remove the failed road material By JOHN DeVILBISS Standard-Examine- se high-streng- state 15 “Syn-Crete- th Idaho-purchas- te if UDOT can remove the material before winter Although it was a costly missaid the Weston take $900000 allocated to correct the problem won’t be all be s spent in vain He said the removal project d also will include a flatten to “grinding” out deep ruts pressed into the road’s surface by heavy traffic - ar Syn-Crete- ’s Syn-Cre- te for anything other than local access There is minimal traffic on it” estimates that the Snowville test section experiences “maybe percent” of the traffic that travels from 5900 South to 3300 South Both test sections were applied on a relatively small stretches of roadway compared three-lan- e to the project and the 30 foot by 60 foot section in Snowville was applied by hand with a trowel the newspaper said UDOT engineers agree that quality control with such application is superior to that available e with a application 10 Syn-cre- te full-sca- 15-ye- ar The case was remanded badk to district court and Fernanda was resentenced to two concur rent terms 15-ye- ar Get your old toy train repaired now Trains from $1995 with ad 1 le large-scal- Yiiii WONDERFUL WORLD use Open 10 am to The commissioner indicated Mon 6 OF pm thru Sat 3061 W&shingtonBlvd the $900000 project will force UDOT to reallocate funds intended for other road projects to cover removal costs “Something is going to have to be pushed back” he said Weston said the concrete was poured according to the manufacturer’s specification but Hodson Chemical Construction Company which makes and markets the product insists it has no liability because the concrete was not applied correctly SMITH BROTHERS Sewing Made Easier with a Sewing The US i& Center! 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Syn-cret- Roshek terms at two consecutive Utah State Prison but he appealed the sentence and the Supreme Court agreed ruling Cache County judge abused hts discretionary power of much-neede- The material ” was supposed to extend the life of the freeway up to 15 years but disintegrated within three months Commissioners directed the Utah Department of Transportation to tear up most of the patching material — which was laid last August — before heavy winter snows arrive In its present condition said Commissioner Todd G Weston the deteriorating road surface poses a safety threat that requires immediate action “It looked like the wonder product we were looking for” Weston said But now he said the only “wonder” left is in wondering Utah-produc- Syn-cre- r SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Transportation Commission agreed Friday to spend $900000 to remove 21 blocks of an “experimental” road patching material from Inter- te four-mil- te SALT LAKE CITY(AP) — The Utah Supreme Court has ordered a 3rd District Court judge to review a convicted child rapist’s claim that his original attorney was incompetent The ruling issued Friday involved the case of Anastacio Fernandez Jr who was convicted in Cache County in 1986 of two counts of rape of a child Fernandez was sentenced to 40 test section was installed with a commercial §)Up “screed box” developed by a local contractor specifically for the To ROBERTS old section project The was firmly bonded as evidenced by core samples provided to commissioners But according to commission minutes the section was only four feet wide by 60 paces long compared with the three full traffic lanes that were paved on the paper said The removal funding will take $900000 from the state construction fund and will defer other state projects although none are earmarked for deferral at this time Morris said six-we- ek DM2 DUAL-MAT- E Save Only 100 " $275 reg 375 (Srlislie Sewing CNotions 3637 Wash Blvd Ogden 393-487- 9 Officer might be charged Action considered against policeman accused of assault SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police and prosecutors huddled Friday afternoon to determine whether to charge a Salt Lake City police sergeant with sexual assault stemming from an incident his colleagues say every officer has faced in his career “We’ve all made that stop” said Salt Lake City Police Association President David Greer “And most of us made the decision on how we'd handle it a long time before it happened” Robert DeWitt an veteran and member of the department's elite SWAT team resigned Thursday under the cloud of a criminal investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted an exotic dancer during an early morning traffic stop Deputy Salt Lake County Attorney Glenn K Iwasaki said he will review the investigation over the weekend to determine what if any criminal charges will be Sgt 1 filed Jon Bucher who represents the woman said his client was forced to participate against her will “She thought she was going to jail" Bucher said Instead DeWitt put her in his patrol car drove to an undisclosed location and assaulted her Bucher said Sources close to the investigation speaking on condition of anonymity said DeWitt has admitted to investigators that some sexual incident occurred "He’s come clean" one member of the department said "He really feels awful about what’s happened" Law enforcement officials say several discrepancies between DeWitt's story and that told by the woman have been addressed through a polygraph test which supports DeWitt’s version of what happened the morning of Nov 9 According to officials with access to reports investigators and statements by both the woman and DeWitt the sergeant pulled her over on suspicion of driving drunk in a residential area shortly before 2 am An investigation revealed the woman had been drinking at a nearby private club and a subsequent blood test showed her level was more than twice the legal limit But instead of arresting her DeWitt placed her in his patrol car later telling investigators he was attracted to the woman other officers have decribed as being “scantily dressed" The sergeant then drove to an undisclosed location where some sort of sexual incident occurred sources said t Bucher said his client said she wasn't handcuffed but thought she was under arrest “She’s never been in trouble with the law before” he said “She didn’t know what was going on" DeWitt told investigators he then returned the woman to her car and told her he would follow her home since she apparently was still drunk He reportedly followed her for a short distance when she pulled over and according to DeWitt’s statements another sexual incident occurred Bucher said his client denies blood-alcoh- ol the second incident happened DeWitt then left the area and the woman got into her car and drove off Police have said she drove about two miles before she apparently lost control of her car smashed into a fence in front of a car lot and then drove off Witnesses reported the to police who broadcast it over police frequencies Sources say DeWitt heard the broadcast recognized the vehicle description and began heading in that direction Meantime the woman stopped her damaged vehicle and contacted the police department When officers arrived she told them she had been raped by a police officer DeWitt apparently heard that information on the radio and minutes later reportedly “blacked out” and drove his patrol car into a wall police sources said Sources said DeWitt was not intoxicated “It looks like he just stressed out” a fellow police officer said Law enforcement sources say it may not matter whether the woman willingly participated in any sexual acts The fact that DeWitt was in uniform may have been enough coercion for the woman to believe sex was required to avoid arrest “What she perceived was happening is crucial" said one law enforcement official “If she thought that she had better do something just because this guy’s a cop then that may be all that's needed 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