3-vehicle crash clogs Sunset Boulevard in St. George

Written by Chris Reed
May 15, 2023

ST. GEORGE — A three-vehicle collision at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Westridge Drive stopped eastbound traffic on the upper St. George thoroughfare for nearly an hour Monday afternoon. The crash, which police preliminarily blamed on a car running the red light, injured one person.

Scene of a three-vehicle crash at Sunset and Westridge, St. George, Utah, May 15, 2023 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News

At approximately 3:10 p.m., two pickups and a white sedan sat in the intersection as St. George Police closed down traffic on eastbound Sunset Boulevard for half a block from the intersection to the AutoZone. From there, traffic was diverted through the nearby Maverik parking lot.

The St. George Fire Department handled the cleanup, with the newly paved road marked by absorbent and skid marks. 

According to St. George Police Officer David Blackman, the white Ford Taurus driven by a lone teen girl ran the red light traveling west on Sunset. The Taurus struck a black Chevrolet pickup with a male driver heading south on Westridge. In turn, the Chevrolet collided with a pest control company’s red Ford pickup carrying two men.

The sedan’s driver was taken on a stretcher to a Gold Cross Ambulance, sitting up and conscious, wearing a precautionary neck brace. 

Scene of a three-vehicle crash at Sunset and Westridge, St. George, Utah, May 15, 2023 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News

“She was walking,” Blackman said. “She didn’t seem to have major injuries.”

The front of the Taurus and the front of the Ford pickup were both smashed and each vehicle had to be towed. The Chevrolet — with damage to its front passenger side and rear driver’s side– was driven from the scene under its own power. 

The scene was cleared by 4 p.m.

This report is based on information provided by law enforcement and may not contain the full scope of findings. 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris Reed serves as a reporter for St. George News, where he has been honored with several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for his work, including first-place accolades. He started his journalism career as a sports reporter and editor in Southern California where he once compared shoe sizes with Shaquille O'Neal and exchanged mix tapes with members of the Los Angeles Kings. After growing up in the San Fernando Valley learning karate skills from Mr. Miyagi and spending a decade in Las Vegas mostly avoiding the casinos, he came to St. George for love and married his soulmate, a lifetime Southern Utah resident. He is the proud father of two boys, his youngest a champion against both autism and Type 1 diabetes.

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