WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Dec. 19, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — In the fourth auto-pedestrian accident in northern Utah in three days, a 13-year-old boy was transported to hospital with a broken ankle after he was hit by a car while crossing a street in West Valley City Wednesday morning.
West Valley City Lt. Steve Katz told Gephardt Daily the incident happened in the area of 3785 S. 6400 West at 6:48 a.m.
Katz said the boy was apparently on his way to school when he crossed the street and was hit by a vehicle traveling northbound on 6400 West. At this time investigators believe the boy was not in a crosswalk.
The boy was alert and talking after the incident and was transported to Primary Children’s Hospital with a probable broken ankle.
The female driver stayed at the scene and called 911. The posted speed limit in the area is 35 mph and Katz said investigators do not suspect speeding or impairment was a factor.
Katz said at this time of year, both pedestrians and drivers need to be extra aware.
“You can never be too careful,” he said.
He added that it would have been dark at the time of the accident, and possibly foggy.
The auto-pedestrian accident was the fourth in northern Utah this week.
Police and emergency crews responded to the scene of a fatal auto-pedestrian crash Tuesday night near 1650 N. Hill Field Road in Layton at about 6:30 p.m.; a 34-year-old local man was pronounced deceased at the scene. He has been identified as Marcus McGaha. Layton police then responded to another fatal auto-pedestrian crash at 450 N. Main Street around 10:45 p.m. That individual has not yet been identified.
A 12-year-old boy, later identified as Michael Madsen, was killed Monday evening at the intersection of State Street and Pleasant Grove Boulevard in Pleasant Grove at approximately 6:05 p.m.
