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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Utah remembers 30 teens killed on roads in 2025

The Oct. 19 Teen Memoriam honored those killed in 2025 and highlighted free family road-safety resources.

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Source / event date: UDOT release and ceremony: October 19, 2026; fatalities: calendar year 2025.

Based on reporting by Utah Department of Transportation. Read the original story →

An empty rural Utah road bordered by trees, photographed in 2013
Utah road, 2013. Illustrative file photo. Resized. Photo: D Sharon Pruitt / Pink Sherbet Photography · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Utah families and state transportation, public-safety and health officials gathered Monday, Oct. 19, for the state's 18th Teen Memoriam, remembering 30 teenagers killed on Utah roads in 2025. Eighteen were drivers, according to UDOT. [1]

The event coincided with National Teen Driver Safety Week. The agencies are directing families to free Zero Fatalities resources, including family driving agreements and classroom presentations. [1]

Sources

  1. UDOT · Families share stories of teens who lost their lives on Utah roads, Oct. 19, 2026

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