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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Jeremy Floyd, who was in an accident in which a woman and her two children were injured, has pleaded no contest to running a red light and was fined $112.
Floyd paid the fine in Tooele's justice court.
Floyd's conduct is still under investigation by the Utah Department of Public Safety. DPS spokesman Derek Jensen said Tuesday that a review of whether Floyd followed departmental policies could be concluded sometime this week.
Tooele County sheriff's officers said Floyd had his flashing lights on but not his siren when he entered an intersection north of Tooele while responding to a call of a drunk driver on March 23.
He collided with a car driven by Tina Murray, 24, of Tooele. Her two children, ages 2 and 6, suffered minor injuries and she and Floyd were seriously injured. Both have been released from the hospital.
Floyd, 27, is back to work, but on light duty as he is still recovering from his injuries, Jensen said.
Floyd was charged with failing to stop for a red light, a class C misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $750 fine.
He was scheduled to be arraigned on the charges this week, but appeared before Tooele Valley Justice Court Judge William Pitt last month to enter his plea.
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