CEDAR CITY — Multiple collisions were reported during snowy weather early Wednesday afternoon along a stretch of Interstate 15 near the New Harmony exit.
Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Bambi Baie said the first crash, which happened shortly after noon, involved a Subaru Forester heading southbound. After its driver lost control, the Subaru rolled off the right side of the roadway and ended up on the passenger side.
At least three other vehicles sustained damage as another driver who had stopped to help had his vehicle rear-ended by another car, which then shot across the roadway and struck a semitractor-trailer, Baie said.
Baie said two people were transported by ground ambulance to the hospital for treatment of injuries thought to be minor.
“Everybody else was fine,” Baie said.
The driver who rear-ended the car and hit the semi in the secondary crash was cited for driving too fast for conditions and not having proof of insurance, Baie said.
A short time later, on the northbound side of the interstate, another driver crashed into the cable barrier and went off the roadway, Baie added.
“She was cited for improper lane travel and no insurance,” Baie said.
“And then, there was another car that hydroplaned at (mile marker) 42 northbound and ran into the cable barrier,” Baie added. “I don’t know if he got cited or not, as I wasn’t on that one. But I do know that he hit the cable barrier and he was not injured. But he was going too fast for conditions.”
Baie said the incidents underscore the importance of drivers reducing their speed in adverse weather and road conditions.