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Redwood Road at the pedestrian bridge by Redwood Elementary School and West Malvern Avenue, West Valley City, August 5, 2017. File photo, resized; display cropped under CC BY-SA 4.0. This is a different location from the reported crash, not a crash-scene photo. Photo: An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Redwood Road at the pedestrian bridge by Redwood Elementary School and West Malvern Avenue, West Valley City, August 5, 2017. File photo, resized; display cropped under CC BY-SA 4.0. This is a different location from the reported crash, not a crash-scene photo. Photo: An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Two pedestrians were taken to a hospital in critical condition after a truck struck them on Redwood Road in West Valley City early Tuesday, KSL.com reported, citing city police spokeswoman Roxeanne Vainuku. The crash happened at about 1:09 a.m. near 2495 South. [1]
The pedestrians were a 39-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, police said. The 54-year-old driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Vainuku said there was no evidence of intoxication. [1]