SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 4, 2017 (Gephardt Daily) — Medical crews are at the scene of an auto-pedestrian crash Tuesday in which one person was killed and at least five others were seriously injured.
The incident took place shortly after 6 p.m. at 465 W. 200 St., about a half-block east of The Road Home shelter.
According to officials at the scene, in addition to the fatality, one person is in critical condition, and the others have serious but non life-threatening injuries.
The deceased was identified as a woman. Police did not release her name.
Salt Lake City Police received a 911 call saying that someone was driving down the sidewalk in the area.
Witnesses told police that the vehicle, a tan Mitsubishi, appeared to accelerate as it came down the sidewalk and plowed into the people there.
The female driver then jumped from the vehicle and fled. Police said she may have made it onto a Trax train, but they are searching the area for her. Her female passenger stayed at the scene and is being interviewed by police.
The suspect is described as a Caucasian female, 5-feet-5-inches tall wearing a red tank top and blue denim shorts.
The area is partially shaded and appears to be a sort of “camp,” where many people were trying to find respite from the extreme heat the city has been experiencing. At least one person who was injured was in a wheelchair when the Mitsubishi crashed into the group.
A witness said the driver may have been talking on the phone.
Salt Lake City Fire Department tweeted that a total of six ambulances and four paramedic units responded to the scene. One person was transported to University of Utah Trauma Center, and the others were taken to other area hospitals.
Gephardt Daily will update this developing story as more information becomes available.
Won’t the passenger say who the driver was? Or maybe a clue of where the driver lives?