DANGER ZONE. Utah Highway Patrol trooper talks about what it's like to stop a wrong way driver.
“In those moments, there's a lot of thoughts that are going through your head," he said."But I mean, ultimately, the part our job our jobs as law enforcement and state troopers specifically in this situation, we've got to protect the public.”
“I immediately just jumped out of my vehicle and ran down and waded out into the water to make sure he was okay and spoke with him until medical arrived," he said."With these elderly situations, you know, just breaks my heart.” Many these drivers aren’t seeing the wrong way signs on highway ramps, so UDOT is now working on adding more deterrents onto the highway lanes themselves, said John Gleason, Public Relations Director.
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