I-80 Re-Opened After Officer Involved Accident Near Mouth Of Parley’s Canyon

Officer Involved Accident Near Mouth Of Parley's Canyon
A Park City Police officer and his K-9 were tending to an accident when his vehicle was hit by another car on I-80 Thursday afternoon. Photo Courtesy: UDOT

PARLEY’S CANYON, Utah, Dec. 31, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) — A four-car crash at the mouth of Parley’s Canyon had Interstate 80 closed for a couple hours near milepost 129 Thursday afternoon.

According to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce, the accident happened around 2 p.m. when a Park City Police officer and his K-9 unit were out attending to an accident and another car hit the officer’s vehicle.

“The officer and his K-9 were outside the vehicle when it was hit, thankfully no one was seriously injured in either accident,” Royce said. “It is a really intricate part of the highway so it was just easier to shut it down while the accident was investigated and cleared.”

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The accident was cleared by 4 p.m. Thursday.

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