Show Parleys Parley's CanYOn Slow down or Hi die e E. E Peter Morrison Contributing Writer students lookin looking to ski or snowboard in Part Park k City over spring break bieak are risking their lives Jives before they ever set foot o or ski on the slopes 80 1 eastbound through Parleys Parley's Canyon is one of the most dangerous stretches of road in Utah Since the beginning of the year hundreds of accidents have occurred in this area You can just be driving like everything is fine and then come around a corner comer and its it's over said Brady Hart who was involved in ina a crash with multiple cars while driving up Parleys Parley's Canyon It didn't even snow the night before and andI I came around a blind curve and there was a big patch of snow in the hc middle of the road Hart who walked away from his accident is one of the fortunate ones Currently fliers posted allver all allover allover over ver Park City ask for help from residents for the Paget i s e 13 r r ly R T L f P yA yAk k Photo by Rob Speed limits are broken over Parleys Parley's Canyon making that stretch of road one of the most dangerous in Utah family Annette Paget and her year three-year-old daughter Alexis were in an accident on Jan 21 in Parleys Parley's Canyon which killed Alexis and left Annette in critical condition Also killed in the accident was Ewing 17 another Park City resident I dont don't know anyone who hasn't been affected in some way by an accident in the canyon said Christian Foster a friend of Ewing Its so dangerous Especially when people get going like 90 mph down Parleys Parley's Summit According to Jeff Utah Highway Patrol speed is the main factor for accidents in the canyon Parleys Parley's Continued on page 3 Slow down downin in Parleys Parley's Continued from page 1 People get going way over the mile hour speed limit said This is not a straight highway Its It's a winding mountainous road I said that weather H is also a large factor for accidents in Parleys Parley's Canyon as the road is often covered in snow However he said that the snow could not be blamed for the accidents that occur in it Its not the weather that causes the accidents its it's the people behind the wheel he said People fail to reduce their speed to suit the weather conditions gave many reasons for the high number of accidents in Parleys Parley's Canyon but for those planning on going to Park City over spring break for s1 skiing snowboarding or other activities he had two words of advice for avoiding accidents Slow down u I |