Ogden man hit and killed by car


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OGDEN — An Ogden man was killed Thursday in an early morning auto-pedestrian accident, and long-time friends and neighbors said they had fears about the often busy road where the crash took place.

Friends and police said 28-year-old Edward Alan Koyen was up after 3 a.m. following Pioneer Day festivities and was trying to cross 24th Street near A Avenue to reach an idling car, when a white 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix struck him.

Koyen was later pronounced dead at McKay Dee Hospital.

"How many more people have to die before something gets done here," said Koyen's friend, a 30-year resident who asked not to be shown or identified in his grief.

The friend described Koyen as a "really nice fellah," somebody who was willing to help anyone out and do anything for them. He was expecting a child in the coming months.

"Shame his life ended the way it did," he said, voice shaking.

The man said he had seen three deaths now along the stretch of 24th Street, and he had approached Ogden City in the past about taking traffic control measures in the area.

An undated photo of Edward Alan Koyen with a friend.
An undated photo of Edward Alan Koyen with a friend.

"There's not one crosswalk from Lincoln Avenue all the way to the freeway," the friend of the victim said. "How are people supposed to get to things, you know, from neighborhoods up here that want to cross the streets? There's no safe place to do it."

Ogden City Councilwoman Amy Wicks said the city was aware of challenges all along the 24th Street Corridor.

Wicks said addressing those challenges have been part of the city's long-term plan, but money issues have precluded the city from an overhaul in the short term.

Earlier this summer, UDOT completed a study into future options for the 24th Street Corridor. The study found the need for a full interchange at I-15, something that could prompt other changes that may alter the flow of traffic in the area. To date, state officials have not identified how they will pay for the project.

Ogden has seen its share of well-publicized auto-pedestrian crashes recently.

In February, three people were seriously injured crossing Washington Boulevard. City officials said a lighting malfunction contributed to poor lighting in the area.

Also last winter, two men were killed in separate accidents while trying to cross Wall Avenue at night away from crosswalks.

"The reason (crosswalks) are there is to help prevent these types of tragedies from occurring," Ogden Police Lt. Danielle Croyle said of the general pattern.

Investigators said the driver in Thursday's crash, identified by police as 54-year-old Bill Norbert, stopped after the crash and rendered aid.

"It's an auto-ped fatality and we're still investigating it," Croyle said. "But at this time there are no criminal charges pending."

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