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LAYTON — Another wrong-way crash, allegedly caused by an intoxicated driver, left several people injured Monday.
The latest incident happened on U.S. 89 near Oak Hills Drive in Layton. A man driving the wrong-way caused a six-vehicle crash "which involved injuries to multiple parties," according to a police booking affidavit. None of the injuries was serious, according to police. After the crash, the driver ran away from the scene and several witnesses followed until police arrived, the affidavit states.
"The first officer on scene encountered (the man) and gave loud clear commands for (him) to stop, which he refused and kept walking," according to the affidavit.
Officers then noticed the man was reaching into his pockets. At that point, a Taser was used to take the man into custody, the affidavit states. After he was arrested, police found a knife in his pocket as well as a financial card that was allegedly stolen, according to the affidavit. The car he was driving was also listed as stolen out of South Ogden.
Dayton William Rogers, 27, of Ogden, was booked into the Davis County Jail for investigation of DUI, failing to remain at the scene of an injury accident, failing to stop for police, unlawfully having someone else's bank card, never obtaining a driver's license and interfering with an arresting officer.
After police arrested Rogers, officers noted in the affidavit that his speech was slurred and he had a hard time keeping his eyes open.
"Dayton was confused and paranoid about his surroundings as he repeatedly asked 'Where am I?'" according to the affidavit.
According to court records, Rogers was on parole at the time of his arrest.
In 2017, Rogers was arrested for attempting to carjack a vehicle, then taking a woman hostage when she refused to get out of her car. Rogers even told 911 dispatchers it was now a "hostage situation," and when dispatchers asked him why he was trying to take the car, he replied "Just for the simple fact that I want it," according to court documents.
Williams was convicted of robbery and kidnapping in that case and sentenced to one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison.
As for the wrong-way crash, it was the latest in a string of incidents in Utah this year. The Utah Highway Patrol reported in April that wrong-way crashes were already up in 2021. Some of this year's tragic incidents include:
- On Aug. 7. Angelica "Jelly" Jimenez, 26, was hit and killed by a wrong-way driver while driving home from her wedding reception.
- On April 19, Gwendolyn Doner, 19, was hit and killed by a wrong-way driver who was allegedly trying to flee from police.
