The Utah Department of Health said Saturday there are 2,613 new test-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and nine more Utahns have died from the disease.
BEAVER Officials say a woman died Friday after she drove her car through a fence, up a hill and into traffic on I-15 in Beaver.
About 5:22 p.m., a California woman was driving a white Honda car west on 300 North at a high speed, officials wrote. She kept going when she came to a T-intersection east of the highway, busting through a security fence and climbing up a hill and into the northbound lanes.
She was struck by a northbound Ford van, causing fatal injuries.
The woman was identified as Falon Henriquez, 28, of Temple City.
Two Utah County men in their early 20s were in the van; they were transported to Beaver Valley Hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
While eating outdoors became a more popular option in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the cold winter weather has largely quashed that possibility in Salt Lake City. Largely \u2014 but not entirely.
A Salt Lake City police officer is recovering with minor injuries Saturday after a good Samaritan pulled him from a burning vehicle after a traffic accident.