Authorities were paged to an auto vs. pedestrian accident in Price on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at the intersection of Carbon Avenue and Main Street at approximately 2 p.m.
According to early reports, the accident involved two pedestrians that had been hit, including a 21-year-old female and a small child. The reporting party stated that the adult female was awake and breathing but complaining of hip pain. The small child was also awake and breathing but suffered a head laceration.
Crews from the Price City Police Department, Price City Fire Department, Carbon County Sheriff’s Office, Utah Highway Patrol and Carbon County Ambulance were paged to the scene. The two pedestrians were transported for medical care.
According to the Price City Police Department, the driver of the vehicle stayed on the scene and was cooperative with the investigation. The driver was subsequently cited and released.
“We would like to take this opportunity to remind drivers to take extra precautions around intersections and crosswalks as we continue to have complaints of drivers not yielding to pedestrians on the roadway and in crosswalks,” the Price City Police Department shared. “This accident could have been avoided and could have had much more dire of an outcome.”
The police department concluded, “Please pay attention, slow down and drive aware. We wish all those involved a speedy and healthy recovery.”
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- Photos by Jamie Swank
