Troopers stop wrong way driver while responding to separate wrong-way crash

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Troopers stop wrong way driver while responding to separate wrong-way crash
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There were two wrong-way drivers in the same area at the same time on I-15.

Troopers with Utah Highway Patrol said an impaired driver crashed when he drove the wrong way on the freeway near the North Salt Lake and Davis County line.No one was seriously injured, but as first responders tended to that crash, troopers said another wrong-way driver drove by them.Three hurt after series of crashes with wrong-way driver on I-15 in Millard County

Trasher and Buckland recalled the moment they realized a car was driving straight at them on the freeway Sunday night.The couple said a motorcyclist in front of them alerted them to what was coming, but not in the calmest way.Both the couple and the motorcyclist were able to swerve out of the way.UHP Lt. Cameron Roden said wrong-way driving has been a problem in Utah.

Data from the Department of Public Safety shows the number of wrong-way crashes and fatalities that have happened over the last five years.

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