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SEVEN DEAD BABIES
Utah woman accused of killing 6 babies charged
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors have filed six first-degree murder charges against a woman accused of killing six babies after giving birth to them, and keeping their bodies in boxes in her Pleasant Grove garage.
The charges were filed Monday morning shortly before 39-year-old Megan Huntsman appeared in court for the second time. She was informed of the charges during the brief hearing.
Prosecutors say Huntsman is the only suspect in the deaths of the babies. They say a seventh dead infant found in the garage appears to have been stillborn.
Investigators believe Huntsman's estranged husband, Darren West, is the babies' father, though they are awaiting DNA results to confirm that. West is not a suspect.
Huntsman is being held on $6 million bail.
Authorities say they think they know her motive, but they have declined to reveal it publicly.
PEDESTRIAN FATAL-SALT LAKE
Salt Lake police probe pedestrian death
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police are investigating the death of an older man who was struck by an SUV while crossing the street near 400 North and Redwood Road.
Police Lt. Greg Gleason says the driver of the SUV is cooperating with investigators. The name of the victim has not been released.
Gleason says the driver of the SUV flagged down a passing officer shortly after the accident Monday morning. He says a preliminary investigation indicates the victim did not appear to be using a crosswalk.
FATAL CRASHES-SALT LAKE
Weather may have caused 2 fatal Salt Lake wrecks
(Information in the following story is from: KSL-TV, http://www.ksl.com/)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol says nasty weather could be to blame for two fatal accidents in the Salt Lake Valley.
The first of the crashes claimed the life of a man whose car slid into the back of a tractor-trailer that was parked horizontally near 700 South and 500 West about 4:30 a.m. Monday.
The patrol says the other one happened on I-215 west near 800 South when a car spun out and crashed into the center median.
KSL-TV reports a second car then lost control and hit the first car, killing the driver of the first car.
The patrol says a combination of snow, rain and light slush probably played a role in about a half-dozen accidents in the valley between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m.
FATAL SHOOTING-PRESTON
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting in Preston
PRESTON, Idaho (AP) — Police in Preston, Idaho, have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man at a residence over the weekend.
The (Logan) Herald Journal reports that 41-year-old James Pilgrim was booked into the Franklin County Jail on Saturday for suspicion of homicide and aggravated assault.
Preston Police Chief Ken Geddes says the shooting occurred about 2 a.m. Saturday at a home on West 800 North.
One man died from multiple gunshot wounds. The suspect also apparently was wounded and was transported in police custody to the Franklin County Medical Center.
Geddes confirms the death is being investigated as a homicide. He says there are no other suspects at large, but has released few other details.
LOGAN RIVER-PICKUP CRASH
Charges pending in pickup crash into Logan River
(Information in the following story is from: The Herald Journal, http://www.hjnews.com)
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — The Utah Highway Patrol says charges are pending against a 27-year-old Idaho man who was seriously injured when he crashed his pickup into the Logan River about 15 miles northeast of Logan.
The patrol says Casey Sims of Bear Lake County appeared to be under the influence of alcohol when he missed a curve just south of Temple Fork and drove over the embankment Saturday afternoon.
State public safety spokesman Joe Dougherty says Sims was ejected about half way across the river.
He was transported to Logan Regional Hospital and later flown to Ogden.
The (Logan) Herald Journal reports a fatal accident at roughly the same spot claimed the life of a 90-year-old Tremonton man in November when he hit a patch of ice and plunged into the river.
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