SALTÂ LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 21, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) — Police are searching for a man who crashed his SUV in the early hours of Saturday morning and fled the scene, possibly armed with a gun.
The crash occurred at South Temple and 200 East, directly in front of the Brigham Apartments, shortly after 2 a.m.
Salt Lake City police officers set up a wide containment area in the lower Avenues while investigators combed the accident site for clues.
There were unconfirmed reports that a weapon had been recovered from inside the crashed vehicle.
The Chevy SUV with out-of-state plates was heavily damaged after knocking down a light pole on the north side of South Temple.
Gephardt Daily will update the story as more information is made available.
