ST. GEORGE — A woman was arrested Sunday following a fiery all-terrain vehicle crash near Sand Hollow State Park that resulted in one person being flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in Las Vegas.
The incident happened about 6:30 p.m. on Sand Mountain in southern Utah.
"Upon arrival, the vehicle was engulfed in flames, and a total of four occupants were injured from the accident. The vehicle had jumped approximately 15 feet from a dune to flat ground, resulting in a vehicle fire. The first occupant had sustained third-degree burns from exposure to the fire," according to a police booking affidavit.
That victim was flown by helicopter to a burn center in Las Vegas. No other information about the victim was immediately available.
An 8-year-old girl suffered "a neck injury and abrasions," and another person sustained "facial trauma," the affidavit states. The driver, Harlie Rae Nelson, 25, "sustained fractured vertebrae and abdominal pain," the arresting officer wrote.
First responders also "observed signs of alcohol consumption" while treating Nelson, and "witnesses had confirmed she had been drinking throughout the day," the affidavit alleges.
She was arrested for investigation of negligently operating a vehicle causing serious injury, negligently operating a vehicle causing injury, DUI and reckless endangerment.
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