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.
