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Show News SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS - WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9. 1998 2 Utah Highway Patrol For the week of November 7th to motorists speeds down, resulting heading east to investigate his the 13th, troopers oftheUtah High- inonlyminoriqjuriestosomeofthe rollover, Trooper Nordfelt was called to a rollover near Three way Patrol stopped a total of 70 occupants. wrote issued of 46 The next day was a piece cake, Lakes. A local female was heading vehicles, citations, 32 warnings, investigated 16 acciresulting in only one accident to Best Friends when she hit a assisted and seven where a driver hit a slick spot on patch of ice that sent her off the dents, motorists, arrested one impaired driver. the road and went off the shoulder side of the road. Though she was With the number of accidents causing only minor damage to the going slow, there was just enough that the Highway Patrol investi- car. Trooper McCleve investigated speed to cause the vehicle to roll gated you' would have thought the accident and said that he had onto its side. Akifumi Shiozaki of Canada, I that we must have put an ad in moved away from the Wasatch the paper in the Want Ad section Front to be rid of the snow and mean Japan, was heading south requesting motorists with noth- accidents. A year ago, all the when he found his own little patch ing better to do, to go to the top of troopers told McCleve that it didnt oficetohit. Akifumi told Trooper Cedar Mountain and crash in the snow in southern Utah and that Keller that he was from the south we investigated only a couple of side of the island, where it didnt deep snow. Chi the 8th ofthis month, Troop- accidents each year, just so he snow much, and he wasn't used to driving in snow and icy condiers Whitaker, Bailey, Nordfelt, would move down here. to able tions. Hitting the ice, he slid off Keller, andMcCleve investigated Trooper Nordfelt was a total of 10 accidents, not to use several accident examples the side of the road and waited mention the five vehicles that sim- from the 8 th for one of his safety until help arrived. A quick ply slid off the road and needed presentations that he gave at wrecker pull, and Akifumi was wreckers. A semi ran a truck off Valley High. again on his way. the road, causing the truck to roll. Trooper Whitaker had just Several minutes later, the semi finished brushing the new snow lfffi) went off the road and managed to off his patrol car when he was get itself stuck off the shoulder of called to a rollover accident in the road, close to rolling as well. the Paria area. John Heredia Kane County Deputies and Sher- hit a slick spot and rolled his !?. Hit'; iff took care of several of the acci- car once. A passer-b- y pickedup i ifu if mil! dents, while the patrol did what John and was told that he had filling. it ST iruV they could in their two wheel drive been in a rollover and requested cars. While Highway 89 claimed him to take him to the hospital. sUK' ?) VnST two rollovers, Highway 20 had its Had it not been for his accent, mt tils' share of accidents as well. One car the driver would not have taken i f iWt. slid off the road and was basically John into town, because he rei i undamaged until a second car hit ally said, Ive been in a rollI !C inKi , slick bottle. the same spot and ran into the over and Ive lost my () hUO rear of the first stuck vehicle. One Hospital personnel promptly a IS ' after another, three more cars slid called dispatch to advise of a I i i jSSf, off the road in the same spot, but no drunk man who had just been Ir more damage to vehicles. Keller dropped off. Trooper Cluff was I accident identical of in a matter at the hospital investigated an in the same spot. One slid off and minutes and arrested John for two hit one. Though the snow was DUI and leaving the scene of an ft a mqjor factor in the number of accident. While Trooper Whitaker was accidents, the snow also slowed the iHltH5 ii HSft-- i !"' f , . 1 $ r, A 31 t t 9 a 66 fc a 1 , J Homes of She Week WONDERFULLY REMODELED Garage added on 13 acre in the Ranchos, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, g vaulted ceilings, wood-burnin- stove, laundry room. Includes DSS 1 satellite dish. $93,000. Call Frontier Realty at644-2- 1 00. The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime , does not mean he is guilty. The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Names will be withheld in some cases due to the sensitive nature of the crimes, or if the defendant is a juvenile. During the period from November 25 through December 3, 1998, the Kanab City Police Department handled 17 cases. November 20 Accident. Female juvenile, 17, Kanab. Juvenile driver cited for failure to yield which resulted in a collision. Estimated damages $2,000. Criminal mischief. Report of a residential home egged. November 21 Speedincarryinga concealed, loaded weapon in vehicle Terry Olsen, 71, New Mexico. Vehicle stopped for speeding. A concealed, loaded weapon found. Driver issued a citation for both and released. November 25 Burglarycriminal mischief. Garage door damaged and basement window brokne out to gain entry into home. At time of re Jail. 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Guest at a local motel reported a leather jacket worth $125 missing from room. Hit & run. Vehicle ran into a pillar at gas station causing $200 in damages and then left without reporting. Observant cashier wrote down license plate. Check came back to a rental car out of California. Information relayed back to gas station for insurance and billing purposes. December 2 Domestic assaultpublic intoxication. Both parties arrested a nd booked into the Kane County C.- Town Slapper The Town Slapper issued three slaps to a motorist using an improper finger signal. The Slapper noticed a male driver on Main Street with his hand outside his car window, middle finger extended, giving an improper signal for a left hand turn to the oncoming driver. Tha Slapper followed the violator to a parking lot and issued three slaps, and then correctly showed the driver the proper hand signal for a left , hand turn. The violator admitted a long family history of the use of the improper finger gesture and was released on his own |