EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah — Just days after parentsvoiced their concerns about dangerous drivers in Eagle Mountain, a suspected drunk driver hit five cars in oncoming traffic.Dashcam video shows 40-year-old James Dumas’ car drift across the median and hit oncoming traffic on SR-73.
“A crash like that could easily cause fatalities and it’s almost surprising that it didn’t,” said Sgt. Spencer Cannon with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. Police said Dumas was arrested earlier Wednesday morning at 1:32 a.m. for driving under the influence, refusing a chemical test, and an assault and criminal mischief related to domestic violence.“Reality is that state law is structured such that somebody who’s arrested and booked into jail for DUI, they do have the opportunity to bail out and sometimes even be released on their recognizance,” explained Cannon.
Only one of those was fatal: the man and woman innocently killed in June after a truck allegedly engaging in road rage hit them head-on.According to the Utah Highway Patrol, there have been approximately 66 crashes in 2023 on SR-73 from Redwood Road to SR-36 in Tooele County. That number could be higher because it takes time for departments to submit data.
The Utah County Sheriff’s Office issued 470 traffic citations in a year on the Eagle Mountain stretch alone.
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