BEHS Driver Education

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Canyon Driving

Why do I care?

Four people died in a horrific accident one summer Saturday near Vernal Utah. When I was ten years old my family and I were returning home from a camp out. as we traveled through the canyon that connects Vernal Utah to the Flaming George recreational area we started to see very thick black smoke rising from the area we called the switchbacks. The switchbacks were famous for their accidents, but they were also near a mine so my family and I expected that the smoke was just from a recent blast. We were wrong. A semi had lost control, left the road, traveled across an entire switch back and had landed on top of another semi. All occupants of both Semis were killed immediately, including a child riding in the truck with their father. We were one of the first cars to arrive. I still remember the smoke and the sound and the horror in everyone's eyes as they tried to take in all that happened. As we sat there the semis burned intensely, we had to move our cars back because of the risk of exploding gas tanks. From that day on, i have taken the task of driving in a canyon very seriously.

Living in Brigham City has brought this lesson back repeatedly. Throughout my career as an educator here I have had many students who have had very personal experiences. A Survey of students of Box Elder High school shows that 67% of students have been directly impacted by an accident in the canyon. 23% have had family members in accidents, and 11% have been in an accident themselves.

Personal Stories-

Wreck Kills one, two teens injuredA multi-car accident on the Cache County side of Sardine Canyon killed a 51-year-old Wellsville man just after 5 p.m., while an accident on Redwood Road an hour later in Taylorsville took the life of another man. Three people were hospitalized in critical condition from the two accidents.

The first accident occurred about 5:12 p.m. when a Ryder moving truck that was heading south on U.S. 89 near the mouth of Sardine Canyon crossed into the northbound lane and crashed head-on with a black Audi and a yellow Saturn that were traveling side-by-side, Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Lee Perry said. A fourth vehicle, a red Toyota Corolla, traveling behind the other two collided with the Saturn following the initial crash. more

Accident in Sardine Canyon Kills ThreeLOGAN, Utah (AP) -- A 12-day-old baby boy and his mother were among three killed in northern Utah's Sardine Canyon when two cars and a bicycle collided. The accident happened just after 4:30 p.m. Friday on U.S. Highway 89/91 near the Cache and Box Elder county lines, said Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Blaine Robbins. Those killed include 12-day-old Norrison Deschner, his mother, 38-year-old Trudy Middleton and 37-year-old bicyclist Robert Bennett.

Witnesses said Bennett, of Brigham City, was riding his bike north when he made a U-turn across the highway and was struck by a northbound passenger car. The car then swerved into oncoming traffic and collided head on with a pickup truck. Middleton, of West Valley City and her son were in the back seat of the passenger car. She and Bennett both died at the scene. The baby was taken to Primary Children's Medical Center by helicopter, where he later died. Middleton's husband, Michael Middleton, 37, was taken to Logan Regional Hospital where he was treated and released, a hospital spokeswoman said Saturday. The driver of the pick, which is owned by a casket maker and headstone delivery service, was not injured. Robbins said the family was wearing seat belts. more

Man Dies after roll over in Sardine Canyon WELLSVILLE, Cache County — An Orem man was killed after being ejected from his vehicle in a single-car accident in Sardine Canyon Saturday morning. Rogelio Gallegos, 38, died just after 10 a.m. while driving on state Route 89/91 just north of Wellsville, according to the Utah Highway Patrol .UHP Sgt. Ted Tingey said Gallegos was traveling too fast, and his car started to drift toward the center barrier. The car then swerved across the roadway and went off the shoulder and down and embankment, rolling several times, Tingey said. Gallegos was ejected and the car ended up at the bottom of the embankment, he said. "The driver was not wearing a seat belt, and alcohol was a factor in the crash," Tingey said. Witnesses told police they saw the vehicle driving recklessly several miles prior to the crash, but no one called to report it, Tingey said. Law enforcement officials need help from the public when they witness such driving, he said. "If we all work together, we can save several lives and make a difference, especially on a holiday weekend," Tingey said.

2011 Box Elder High School