SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 10, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A 32-year-old man initially reported to have suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a truck Wednesday afternoon on State Street near 1800 South is now expected to survive, according to an update by SLCPD.
Detectives with the Salt Lake City Police Department’s Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Team responded to the scene to investigate the accident, reported at 3:43 p.m. The man was found on the roadway, a statement from the SLCPD says.
“The Salt Lake City Fire Department and Gold Cross Ambulance arrived on the scene and took the man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries,” it says. “The driver of the truck is cooperating with the investigation.
“Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives and officers believe the man was crossing the road against traffic when the driver of the truck struck him.”
Because of the severity of the injuries, the on-duty watch commander requested the help of the CAR Team and SLCPD Crime Lab technicians, the statement says. The CAR Team is a multi-jurisdictional crash team that investigates crashes involving serious physical injuries or death.
Members of the CAR Team receive specialized training in collision examination, speed analysis, vehicle dynamics, occupant kinematics, scene photography, surveying equipment, crash scene mapping, evidence collection and computer-aided drawing programs.
Gephardt Daily will share additional information as it is released.
The Matt Champion video above shows police testing the brakes of the Toyota truck allegedly involved in the accident.
