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SALT LAKE CITY -- Salt Lake police suspect alcohol and texting may have been involved in a morning commute rollover on 700 East and 550 South.
Witnesses say the 49-year-old was driving erratically for blocks. At a light, they say the signal turned green and she didn't go because she was looking down, most likely texting. Witnesses say the driver was obviously distracted.
Witness Jen Cairel said, "I saw her in my rearview mirror just sort of swerving slowly through all three lanes of traffic. She would kind of come close to a car and swerve."
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She crashed into a parked car and somehow flipped her car upside down near 700 East and 550 South.
The woman was wearing a seat belt, which kept her suspended in the car. She was able to get out on her own without extrication. She was transported with minor injuries. No one else was hurt.
Salt Lake City police Sgt. Shawn Josephson said there will be some citations. He said, "We're suspecting that there is some alcohol involved. We're in the investigative process of that, and there is a possibility that texting was involved as well."
Investigators found a beer can in the car. They say they're waiting for blood results to see if she was driving under the influence.
They're also going through her phone to see if and when she was texting.
If texting caused the crash, this could be Salt Lake's first case under the new no-texting law.
The woman's car and a parked car were totaled.
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Story compiled with contributions from Nicole Gonzales and Marc Giauque.
