Multiple crashes along I-15 in Iron County kept responders busy during snowy Valentine's Day

Tow truck crews work to remove wrecked vehicles from the scene of a chain-reaction crash near mile marker 52 on I-15, Iron County, Utah, Tuesday.

Tow truck crews work to remove wrecked vehicles from the scene of a chain-reaction crash near mile marker 52 on I-15, Iron County, Utah, Tuesday. (Ladd's Towing, St. George News / Cedar City News)


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CEDAR CITY — At least two dozen crashes, including a pileup involving several vehicles, were reported along I-15 in Iron County on Tuesday as a Valentine's Day snowstorm blanketed the area.

Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Randy Riches said on Wednesday he didn't have an exact tally but that the early afternoon pileup is believed to have involved as many as one dozen semitrucks, plus three passenger vehicles.

And while the chain-reaction crash left the wreckage of several semitrucks and trailers blocking the roadway, several other drivers didn't stick around, Riches told Cedar City News.

"There were multiple other semis involved which either caused the crash or had minor damage and did not remain on scene," Riches said. "Troopers are still working to piece all of the details together and track down vehicles and drivers."

Read the entire story at St. George News.

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