SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 25, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — Four people were injured and two were arrested following an early morning crash in the Central City community.
Officers responded about 1 a.m. to a crash involving a Kia and a Mini Cooper at the intersection of 700 East and 600 South, Salt Lake City police said in a news release.
“The preliminary investigation shows the driver of the Mini Cooper, while traveling at a high rate of speed eastbound on 600 South, crashed into the Kia,” the release says.
The driver of the Mini Cooper, sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries, was arrested following the crash. A passenger in the Mini Cooper also was arrested for “interfering with the investigation,” the release says.
“Speed and alcohol are factors in this crash,” according to the news release.
A back-seat passenger in the Kia was critically injured and another sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries, police said. Both were taken to an area hospital.
The driver of the Kia was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, police said.
Gephardt Daily will update this story as more information becomes available.
