UHP: 2 people injured in Tooele County rollover crash involving suspected DUI driver

One woman was transported to a hospital by helicopter and a man was transported by ambulance after a rollover crash Friday night in Tooele County. The crash involved a suspected DUI driver, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

One woman was transported to a hospital by helicopter and a man was transported by ambulance after a rollover crash Friday night in Tooele County. The crash involved a suspected DUI driver, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. (Mark Wetzel, KSL-TV)


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TOOELE — One woman was transported to a hospital by helicopter and a man was transported by ambulance after a rollover crash Friday night in Tooele County. The crash involved a suspected DUI driver, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

A vehicle was parked off the side of state Route 36 just north of Stansbury Park when a suspected DUI driver left the road shortly after 10 p.m. and struck the parked vehicle, said UHP trooper Mikki Vargas.

The man's vehicle then rolled several times after striking the parked vehicle. The woman was a passenger in the vehicle and was transported to a hospital by helicopter with unknown injuries. The man in the parked vehicle was also transported by ambulance, said Vargas.

The driver of the vehicle was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Further information including the identities of those involved and their conditions was immediately available.

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Ashley Fredde covers human services and and women's issues for KSL.com. She also enjoys reporting on arts, culture and entertainment news. She's a graduate of the University of Arizona.

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