COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS -- All westbound lanes of I-215 were shut down late Wednesday as emergency personnel tried to keep an SUV from falling nearly 40 feet from an overpass to the freeway below.
The accident remains under investigation, and Askerlund said, "It could have been much worse."Multiple agencies assisted in diverting traffic off the freeway, near 1300 East and 6700 South just after 6:30 p.m. Cottonwood Heights Police Sgt. Mark Askerlund said the SUV hit the cement barrier, which catapulted it over the chain-link fence, and the vehicle came to rest on the water pipes that run adjacent to the roadway.-- Wendy LeonardA fence rail also went through the windshield and out the back window of the SUV, and yet the driver was not injured, Askerlund said. He said the driver was cleared by medical personnel at the scene but was taken to the police station for questioning about how the accident happened.
-- Wendy Leonard
No comments:
Post a Comment