4 people injured in wrong-way crash in St. George

A wrong-way crash injured four people on I-15 near the Utah-Arizona border Thursday.

A wrong-way crash injured four people on I-15 near the Utah-Arizona border Thursday. (Utah Department of Transportation)


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ST. GEORGE — State troopers temporarily closed northbound Interstate 15 near the Utah-Arizona border Thursday morning due to a wrong-way crash.

Sgt. Andrew Battenfield with the Utah Highway Patrol said a vehicle was traveling south in the northbound lanes when the crash happened. Four people were injured but none of those injuries was considered life-threatening.

Northbound I-15 reopened around 5:30 a.m. Thursday. Troopers have not said if the wrong-way driver entered I-15 at an offramp or crossed into oncoming traffic by driving across the median.

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