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Show Pace 10 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. March 7. 2QQQ Enforcement of Roosevelt truck ordinance to get serious which designated routes for as well aa regulating where the large trucks can park, is being ignored, say city officials. Last week Roosevelt City Council instructed the police department to begin actively enforcing the ordinance which was drafted by city officials with input from representatives from trucking companies and long-hatruckers themselves. Police will be handing out copies ordinance to violaof the four-pag-e tors as well as issuing warning citaoffenders. Repeat tions to first-tim- e offenders could receive a fine. The problem of large trucks parking off the truck route and tearing up pavement with their load, as well as hazardous materials trucks parking in residential areas, is something that is happening with increasing frequency throughout town, according to city official. Designated truck routes include; semi-truck- in order io accommodate necessary deviation of truck traffic from designated truck routes. Parking of trucks: No truck or truck trailer with a rated capacity above 26,000 pounds or exceeding 40 feet in length is allowed to be parked on the public streets in a residential area other than the designated routes, except while actually loading or unloading merchandise. In no event shall it remain parked for longer than two (2) hours. No truck or truck-trailhauling livestock shall be parked on arty city 40; State Highway 121; 200 North Street; Stale Street, north of 200 North; Lagoon Street from VS. Highway A 1995 Roosevelt City ordinance s, Highway 40 East to 800 East and then north to Highway 40; 300 East from 200 South to 200 North; 200 South from 200 East to 300 East; 100 South from 200 East to 300 East; and 100 North from 200 East to 300 East. 800 South from Highway 40 by the cemetery to the street that runs north from 800 South to Highway 40 going past the city utility yard and the Chapman building; the street designated as Industrial Park Street on West Highway 40 connecting to the lower Hancock Cove Road which connects to 200 North; the street connecting Highway 121 with the upper Hancock Cove Road. Other streets aa designated by express written permission of the Roosevelt City Council, subject to such necessary regulations as are set forth in the written permission ul er street other than the designated routes except while actually loading or unloading. Exceptions to this ordinance are school buses, utility maintenance vehicles, and emergency vehides. Vehicles may be given special permission from the Roosevelt City Council upon appeal to the Council and if the Council determines that special permission is in the best interest of the city. where focal businesses ANNUAL EVENT-Ea- ch year the Department of Workforce Service hosts Job Fair, show the public what their business is about and what types of jobs they offer and what education is required. This year Job Fair will be held Thursday, March 23rd at noon - 6 p.m. at the USU Uintah Basin branch campus in Roosevelt See page 13. Accidents and fatalities were down last year in Uintah Basin ByLuleeE. Whiting Utah Highway Patrol troopers who monitor the highways and byways of Duchesne. Daggett and Uintah counties arrested more motorist! for drugs and alcohol last year than they did in 1998. At the same time the number of fatalities were slashed in half, and accidents were down significantly. According to recently released UHP statistics for 1999, troopers in Section Five responded to 15,949 incidents last year. That figure is up by 1,912 incidents over 1998. Section Five coven the area from the Colorado border on the east, the Wyoming border to the north, the top of Indian Canyon to the south Not guilty plea entered in shaken-bab- y case A Neola woman has pleaded not guilty to charges that the deliberately shook a toddler in her care with such force that it left theyoung-ste- r fighting for her life. Lorry L Bolton, 24, appeared for March arraignment last Thursday, . 2, in 6th District Court in BaosevelL She is charged with two second-de- gree felony counts of child abuse in two separate incidents which allegedly occurred in December 1998 and January 1999, while she was Hailey babysitting Duncan, daughter of Travis and Janet Duncan of Roosevelt. Shortly after the incident in January 1999, Hailev Duncan was taken to Primary Childrens Medical Center where she was diagnosed with shaken-bab- y syndrome, suffering from acute brain injury, retinal bleeding, recent and old broken bones and bruising. She remained hospitalized for four weeks. The child's parents were ruled out as suspects early on in the investigation, according to police. Charges against Bolton were recently amended from a single third-degrfelony count of child abuse to the two second-degre- e felony charges, when the case was submitted to the Utah Attorney General's office for prosecution. Duchesne County Attorney Herb Gillespie turned the case over to the state citing a conflict of interest Bolton, who has a spotless record, denies that she inflicted the damage on the toddler. A trial date is pending. . ee and the Currant Creek area to the west. Troopers investigated a total of 481 traffic accidents last year, compared with 608 in 1998, a drop of 12 percent Five of the accidents in the area resulted in fatalities. ty Three of those accidents were handled by the UHP, one by Uintah County Sheriff's deputies and one by Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officers. In 1998 there were 10 fatalities on area roadways. UHP troopers in Section Five investigated 143 personal injury accidents last year, compared with 151 in 1998. Drunk driving arrests jumped by 16 percent, going from 130 in 1998 to 151 last year. Eleven stolen vehicle were re Gunman with local ties gets life in shooting covered in the area in 1999, in 1998 four stolen vehicles were recovered. The number of people picked up by UHP troopers on misdemeanor warrants posted a decline from 1998 to 1999. Last year 193 people wanted on misdemeanor arrest warrants were arrested, compared with 249 the year before. Drug arrests were up by 16 percent last year. In 1999, UHP troopers made 4 12 drug arrests, compared with 355 in 1998, an increase of 57. UHP troopers participated in 196 safety education classes last year. The majority ofthe calls troopers respond to involve assisting the public. The number of calls for aid nosedived last year, for a decrease of 19 percent In 1999 troopers performed 949 public assists, in 1998 they assisted the public 1,131 timet. A man who began his criminal career in Vernal and Roosevelt was sentenced to a term of 5 years to life in the Utah Stale Prison for the June 1999 shooting of a Murray police officer at a Salt Lake Zions Bank. Quinton E. Hurlick. 30, pleaded guilty as charged late last year to felony aggravated attempted murder, and possession ofa controlled substance and forgery, felonies. During both third-degre- e his sentencing in 3rd District Court last week before Judge William Barrett, hs did not apeak in his own behalf. Hurlick opened fire on officer Ross Huff after he responded to the bank to investigate a reported forg-ery- . Hull was struck three time, once in the chest, and one in the left wrist and waist. Two of the bullets went through the body of the officer, who underwentfour surgeries and months of rehabilitation. He is still recovering and is back to work in the office, but hopea to be back on the street in a few months. Plea accepted 11. first-degr- Four arrested for a rash of auto burglaries sentence given & meth case in A Roosevelt man, who is serving time in the Utah State Prison for parole violation!, pleaded guilty to a felony first-degr- T wo adults and twojuveniles were arrested by the Uintah County Sheriff's office after rash of auto burglaries were committed. During the first several weeka in February, Uintah County patrol deputies took a number of auto bur- glary report where stereo equipment and CDs were taken. It appeared that these auto burglaries were being committed By the same individuals. The caste were assigned to Uintah County Sheriff's Detective Shaun Abplanalp. After obtaining information from several informants, he was able to identify two of the suspects in the caae. After interviewing the two initial suspects, detective Abplanalp obtained admissions to the burglaries, recovered some of the stolen property and obtained information on the two remaining suspects. He contacted the two additional suspects and obtained additional stolen property as well as admissions to the crimes. The two juvenile males, ages 15 and 16 years of age, both of Vernal, taken to the Juvenile Detention Center and later referred to 8th District Juvenile Court on various felony theft, auto burglary and criminal mischief charges. Booked into the Uintah County Jail was Mike Dan Hardy, 18 yean of age, Vernal, on various charges of felony theft, auto burglary and criminal mischief charges. Also booked into the Uintah County Jail was Jo seph Bret Brennan, 19 years of age, of Vernal, on charge of possession of stolen property. Tho value of the property taken hss not been totally determined at this point, however it has been eslf-mated to be approximately $8,000. count of posses- sion of methamphetamine as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. The charge was enhanced because the crijne occurred peer a church. In exchange for the guilty plea submitted by Willism Casey Sprouse, 34, e another felony charge against him for distribution of methamphetamine was dismissed. Janalee Lind, 38, Vernal, had pleaded guilty earlier to charges of drug She was sentenced last week in 8th District Court in Roosevelt to six months in the Duchesne County jail on a misdemeanor drug charge and to a term of 0 5 yean in prison on third-degrfelony drug charge. The sentence was suspended to all but 14daysinjaiLocoraing to court records. Lind was also ordered to pay a $L000 fin and placed on 36 months' probation. ; 'Two other defendants ta the were sentenced earlier. Sprouse will be sentenced May n. He was arrested, along with three other people, last November after the Uintah Basin Narcotics Strike Force raided a motel room he allegedly rented for the purpose of conducting drug sales. In the room police found syringes filled with methamphetamine, cash and drug paraphernalia. They also confiscated methamphetamine and drug at Sprouses Roosevelt para-iernal- In the Another defendant ee ia cr - first-degre- Judge orders prison for one and jail for another stay in the Uintah County jail until he appears in court there on another charge. In an unrelated case, Duchesne resident Michael Hendricks, 31, was sentenced to a suspended term of 0--5 years in prison for his guilty plea to on third degree felony count of unlawful sexual intercourse. Fort Duchesne resident Phillip Garda, 31, was sentenced to yean in the Utah State Prison after hstw probation. According to 8 District Court records, in 1996, Garcia plead guilty session olPa controlled substance cocaine. He has since been convicted of two more felonies after being placed on probation and is currently serving a one year term in the Uintah County jaiL After adult probation and parole agents recommended he should serve hu original sentence for the 2-1- degree felony, Judge Lynn Pyne sentenced him to prison. Garda will i Hurlick lived in Roosevelt ten years ago, and at the age of 20, often went before the courts. Hi guilty pleas to car theft, car burglaries and felony theft sent him to tho Uintah County Jail for one year with a promiso to enter substance abuse counseling after hia release. In 1995, however, probation violations for those Crimea landed him in the Utah State Prison. In addition to crimes committed in Duchesne and Uintah counties, Hurlick also has a criminal record in West Valley and a drug charge in Salt Lake (founty. He was on probation at the time of the shooting. If Hurlick is released from prison he must pay SI 1,562 in lost wages, $21,929 in impairments, and 844.495 in medical benefits to the Workers Compensation Fund. Eighth District Court, Judge Lynn Payne ordered Hendricks to serve six months in the Duchesne County jail and placed him on 36 months probation. He was ordered to pay a $ 1,250 fine. He was also told he must pay the coat of counseling for hia 13 year old victim. 8 FENCING! ALSO LOW $ ON: 1x6, 1x8, 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, 4x4 5cu.ro. WOODCHIPS, 35coro DRY FIREWOOD Satterwhite Log Homes toll free SAVE$$$ BUILD YOUR OWN SHEDS & BARNS Hi Rib Steel Panels Lengths! 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