Utah DWR employee killed in Sevier County rollover crash
By Carter Williams | Posted Jun 28th, 2017 @ 10:36am
SIGURD, Sevier County — A man killed in a rollover crash Tuesday was identified Wednesday as a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources employee.
Wildlife officials said Jared Baker, a hatchery specialist for the wildlife division, died from injuries suffered in the crash.
Emergency crews responded to a report of a rollover near 1190 N. State St. in Sigurd about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis said. Witnesses told investigators Baker was driving a truck northbound when the vehicle drifted off the road, overcorrected and flipped into the air as it went back onto the roadway, Curtis said.
The truck landed on its cab. Richfield City Fire Department extracted Baker from the truck, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Curtis said Baker was wearing a seat belt but suffered “significant injuries” in the crash.
Utah Highway Patrol requested the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the crash since it involved a Utah Department of Wildlife Resources employee, Curtis added.
Fish culture section
Responsibilities The fish culture section of the Fisheries Experiment Station (FES) is responsible for the production of fish for the research program and development of brood stock for the State fish culture programs. A portion of the Fish Culture Training Class is taught by the fish culture section. June suckers, an endangered species endemic to Utah Lake, is being cultured for future brood stock. We are also conducting feed trials and evaluating the use of hormones to help induce spawn on the June sucker. We culture remnant populations of native cutthroat, Least chub and occasionally special hybrids.Water source
We have 16 artesian wells. Temperatures range from 54°F to 65°F. Our total flow is around 4.5 cfs.
Personnel
Roger Mellenthin: Hatchery Superintendent (Wildlife Biologist III), transferred here from Midway Hatchery in Dec 1997. Has worked for Utah State University, Utah Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and Nevada Department of Wildlife. Has worked extensively with endangered fish, especially the June Sucker. B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife from Utah State University, Minor in German Language, received MBA at the University of Phoenix.
Phone number: 435-752-1066, ext. 208
Email: RogerMellenthin@utah.gov
Mark Brough: Wildlife Specialist
Phone number: 435-752-1066, ext. 219
Email: MarkBrough@utah.gov
Gary Howes: Wildlife Specialist
Phone number: 435-752-1066, ext. 219
Email: GaryHowes@utah.gov
Jared Baker: Wildlife Specialist
Phone number: 435-752-1066, ext. 219
Email: JLBaker@utah.gov
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