Tooele County, UTAH (UHP) – On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at approximately 2:52 PM, a pickup truck pulling a uhaul trailer was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-80 near milepost 100 in Tooele County. Tooele County dispatch put out an ATL for the vehicle on their radio channel. A UHP Sergeant was westbound in the number one lane unaware of the approaching vehicle.
He observed the wrong-way vehicle approaching and activated his emergency lights and siren. He reduced his speed and stayed in the path of the wrong-way driver. The wrong-way driver struck the Sergeant patrol car with the left front to left front. The patrol vehicle was also struck simultaneously in the rear by a white pickup truck.
The Sgt was taken by UHP to a local hospital as a precaution. The driver of the wrong way was transported to a different area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The incident is being investigated by the Tooele County Sheriff’s office.
