Couple steals West Jordan utility truck, crash through multiple yards
Charles Garcia
and last updated 2021-02-04 15:42:04-05
WEST JORDAN, Utah â A man and a woman stole a West Jordan company s utility truck early Thursday with the theft ending after the couple drove through the backyards of four homes in Layton.
An employee with the company noticed one of the trucks was missing at 3 a.m., but figured another employee had come in early and begun their day. However, the company later learned the truck had been stolen and reported it to police.
Charles Garcia
Because the truck was outfitted with a tracker, Layton Police were able to locate the couple as they traveled northbound on I-15 near Wasatch Drive and Fairfield Road.
7-year-old girl critically injured after being hit by truck in Layton
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Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
LAYTON A 7-year-old Layton girl remained hospitalized Wednesday with injuries she suffered Monday when she was hit by a truck.
The incident happened about 3:30 p.m. Monday in a residential neighborhood near 1600 North and 1700 West. The girl was crossing the street at a T-intersection and had almost reached the other side when a pickup truck driven by a 35-year-old man hit her, causing critical injuries, said Layton Police Lt. Travis Lyman.
Police were looking at both distracted driving and impairment as possible factors in the crash, Lyman said, including whether the driver was looking at his cellphone. Additionally, detectives were waiting for the test results on blood taken from the driver to determine whether alcohol or drugs may have also been a factor, Lyman said,