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Driver crawls his Toyota Tercel up a Utah mountain and gets stranded for hours after following a Google Maps “shortcut”
I’m just impressed that the coupe, which has to be at least 25 years old, made it that far up a mountain. The post Driver crawls his Toyota Tercel up a Utah mountain and gets stranded for hours after following a Google Maps “shortcut” appeared first on MotorBiscuit.
Deputy collides with wrong-way driver on US-40 in Summit County
Summit County Sgt. Skylar Talbot said Wasatch County dispatch reported the wrong-way driver around 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 9. The driver of a white pickup truck was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of U.S. Highway 40 around mile marker 15 near Wasatch Commons, in Wasatch County. Talbot said Sheriff's...
Wasatch County governments meet to collaborate on bypass letter to UDOT
Members of the Wasatch County Council, Heber City Council, Midway City Council and Wasatch County School District gather once every few months to talk about issues affecting the whole region. Wednesday, July 10, the interlocal meeting agenda includes a conversation about the planned bypass road, a highway intended to pull...
Driver gets stuck on Utah mountain thanks to Google 'shortcut,' officials say
A driver in Utah got stuck on a dirt road on a Utah mountain after Google led him there on a “shortcut,” authorities said. The driver, who was identified only as a 23-year-old man, and his Toyota Tercel became stuck Thursday on the west side of Strawberry Peak, Wasatch County Search & Rescue said in a statement Saturday.
Driver gets stranded on Utah mountain after following Google Maps ‘shortcut’
A 23-year-old man was rescued from a Utah mountainside after he followed a “shortcut” route recommended by Google Maps and ended up trapped in his car. The unnamed man drove his Toyota Turcell through an ungroomed dirt road up Strawberry Peak as he tried to get from Springville to Vernal on July 4, officials with Wasatch County Search and Rescue said. But the two-door car couldn’t make it over the rough terrain and the driver found himself trapped in the dark woods just before 12:40 a.m., the officials said. Woman caught flashing breasts on Google Maps camera: ‘Stay classy, Middle...
80-year-old man airlifted after Wasatch County horse accident
The accident happened Friday evening around 6 p.m., east of Heber in the Crooked Creek area. An 80-year-old man was thrown from his horse in the backcountry, resulting in what Wasatch County Search and Rescue Commander Kam Kohler called “significant injuries.”. “I’m not sure if it bucked him off,...
Three injured in weekend crash near Strawberry Reservoir
The crash occurred near Strawberry Reservoir at milepost 40 on U.S. 40 shortly after noon. A semi-truck was traveling eastbound, and collided with a motorhome hauling a boat that attempted to turn left to go west on the highway. The driver of the motorhome was transported by ambulance to the...
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