Is your child in the right seat? During the 2017 Child Passenger Safety Week, there are checkpoints throughout the state where technicians can make sure your child is in the right seat. Click here for a list of checkpoint events
Highway Safety News
Utah Law Enforcement Agencies Participating in National Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Labor Day Enforcement
Media contact: Sgt. Todd Royce, Utah Highway Patrol 801-556-8261 Utah Law Enforcement Agencies Increasing DUI Patrols for Summer’s Last and Football’s First Weekend Through a partnership with SLC bars, collateral items will highlight designated drivers as the weekend MVPs WHAT: As college football players hit the field, law enforcement officers are hitting the streets […]
Drowsy Driving Awareness Week
The third full week in August has been designated as Drowsy Driving Awareness Week in Utah, so we’ll be sharing information about the dangers of drowsy driving and how everyone can help prevent episodes of it. To get things started, here’s a brief who, what, where, when, why and how. DETAILED DATA Get detailed […]
Eclipse Travel Tips
The solar eclipse happening Monday, August 21st, is expected to draw thousands of people, especially into parts of Idaho and Wyoming, which are in the path of totality. If you’re planning to hit the road to see the sun blocked by the moon, we wanted to share some info and travel tips provided by our […]
100 Deadly Days of Summer Data
In 2016, the 100 Deadly Days of Summer experienced 0.92 motor vehicle traffic crash deaths per day compared to 0.71 deaths per day for all other days. After 3 years of increasing motor vehicle traffic crash death rates per day, 2016 saw a decrease in the death rate per day over the 100 Deadly Days […]
17th Annual Click It or Ticket Enforcement Campaign
Utah law enforcement agencies will be participating in the national Click It or Ticket Enforcement Campaign, working overtime seat belt shifts May 22nd through June 4th. We kicked off the campaign with a media event last Thursday. West Valley City Police Chief Lee Russo discussed how for officers, it’s not about writing tickets, it’s about saving […]
Crash Every 8 Minutes – the Time to Buckle Up is Now
For Immediate Release: With a Crash Every Eight Minutes, The Time to Buckle Up is Now As Click It or Ticket enforcement kicks off, nine-year-old racecar driver joins law enforcement to remind Utahns to buckle up WHAT: Every eight minutes – that’s how often there was a motor vehicle crash in Utah in 2015. […]
Look Twice – Save a Life
As the weather warms up, Utah’s motorcycle riders start hitting the road. But, since most of them haven’t been riding since late last fall, drivers may not be used to seeing them and looking for them. New billboards posted by DPS aim to remind drivers to keep an eye out for our two-wheeled friends. Billboards […]
Nighttime Seat Belt Enforcement This Weekend
For Immediate Release: Get a PDF of the news release here Odds Are, If You Don’t Click It, You’ll Get a Ticket Officers will work nighttime seat belt enforcement shifts to address low belt use among nighttime drivers. UTAH – The odds you’ll survive a lightning strike? Nine out of 10. The odds of […]
What Are the Odds
Did you know there was a car crash in Utah in 2016 every 8 minutes. That’s a lot of crashes. The chances of surviving a lightning strike are over 90%, but the odds you survive a car crash when you aren’t wearing a seat belt are just fifty-fifty. If people truly understood the risk of […]