Air ambulance responds to crash on County Line Road
UPDATE: 7-11 8:30 a.m. A Lewisville man was hospitalized at around 4 p.m. Monday after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 4500 East and Countyline Road in Jefferson County. Sheriff Steve Anderson said Wayne Walker, 52, was southbound on 4500 East and failed to stop at the stop sign on Countyline Road. Walker’s 2001 Mercedes SUV struck a 2017 Chevrolet truck driven by Richard Wood, 61, of St. George, Utah. Wood and his passenger, Rebecca Wood,54, were eastbound on Countyline Road. After the crash, Walker’s car entered a canal on the south side of the intersection and flipped onto the driver’s side into the water. Walker was pulled from the car by other motorists on the scene. He had injuries to the head and right arm. Walker was transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center by helicopter. Rebecca Wood was taken to the hospital for observation but did not sustain any serious injuries. Walker was listed in critical condition at EIRMC Tuesday morning. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Officer investigation is continuing.
Original Story:
A vehicle landed in the canal and a pickup on the canal bank after the two vehicles crashed at the intersection of County Line Road and 4500 East.
Officials said one vehicle was headed east on County Line Road, and the other vehicle headed south on 4500 East.
The car’s driver was flown to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center by air ambulance, and a female from the pickup was transported by ambulance to EIRMC to be checked out.
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