Monday, January 26, 2015

PICKUP TRUCK DRIVER IS CRITICALLY INJURED WHEN, WITHOUT WEARING A SEAT BELT, TOOK AN EXIT RAMP AT A HIGH SPEED; HE ENDED UP HITTING A CONCRETE WALL, CRITICALLY INJURING HIMSELF AND DESTROYING HIS TRUCK




PICKUP TRUCK DRIVER IS CRITICALLY INJURED WHEN, WITHOUT WEARING A SEAT BELT, TOOK AN EXIT RAMP AT A HIGH SPEED;  HE ENDED UP HITTING A CONCRETE WALL, CRITICALLY INJURING HIMSELF AND DESTROYING HIS TRUCK

January 26, 2015




SALT LAKE CITY — A Saratoga Springs man was critically injured in an early Sunday morning accident after the pickup truck he was driving careened out of control and slammed into a concrete sound wall, knocking down one wall panel.  This wall collapse shows the high speed of the truck.

The Utah Highway Patrol said the driver's injuries were more severe because he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the 1:50 a.m. crash, which happened at the southbound ramp to I-15 at 600 North.

The police agency said Robert Feland, 37, was in the truck that attempted to take the south bound ramp at a high rate of speed when it went off the freeway to the west, hitting the concrete wall and causing a significant amount of damage to the truck. His passenger, Adam Feland, 35, refused medical attention at the scene.

Police are continuing to investigate the crash.