DUI

| by Travis Uresk | 7/22/25 | | Duchesne County | July 21 st 2025 | A man on a motorcycle was traveling 78 mph on US-40 near mile marker 101 in Duchesne County when Cpl. Cox stopped the driver. When the rider got off his bike, the deputy noticed he was carrying a large knife on his waist and a pistol in his vest, and his motorcycle didn't have a license plate. The deputy was speaking with the rider about his missing plate, and he stated that he didn’t have to have a license

| by Travis Uresk | 7/16/25 | | Naples, Ut. | July 14 th , 2025 | At 9:20 PM, Naples City Police Officer Silcox and Training Officer Roth heard an Attempt to Locate (ATL) a reckless driver broadcast over the radio for a black Chevy Tahoe, stating it was unable to maintain its lane and its speed was inconsistent. The officers waited at the 2500 S 1500 E intersection for the Tahoe, and when it passed by, they pulled onto the highway and began to follow the vehicle. The Chevy c

by Travis Uresk 6-30-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 29th, 2025 | Vernal City Police were dispatched to a call for service involving an intoxicated driver who was passed out in the McDonald’s drive-thru with their hazard lights on. Officer Escobedo pulled into the parking lot and saw the described vehicle at the first window of the drive-thru. The driver was slumped over and unresponsive but eventually woke up and was confused as to what was going on. The officer asked him to exit th

by Travis Uresk 6-30-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 24th, 2025 | Cpl. Randall received a call about a driver in a black car that collided with the building and the metal post at the Wendy’s parking lot at 1120 West US-40. While the officer was en route, a second call came in, reporting a black car with the same license plate was in the Arby's parking lot and hit the curb. Police arrived at Arby’s and detected the order of alcohol coming from the vehicle. Cpl. Randall asked the drive

by Travis Uresk 6-30-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 28th, 2025 | At 5:00 a.m., police were dispatched to McDonald's, located at 1050 W US-40 in Vernal. The complainant stated that individuals in a dark-colored vehicle had open containers of Arnold Palmer while at the drive-thru. The officer arrived at McDonald’s and located the gray Hyundai parked in a waiting stall for the drive-thru. Cpl. McCurdy approached the Hyundai and identified a 19-year-old male, Camden Isaiah Escalante, st

by Travis Uresk 6-26-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | June 15th, - 23rd, 2025 | On June 15, 2025, a Roosevelt Police Officer Reed stopped a white Ford truck for not having any insurance. The vehicle quickly turned into the car wash, and the officer pulled in behind the vehicle. Officer Reed identified the driver as 33-year-old Lenora Lu Christensen. She looked as if she was going to run but then came back to the truck. There was also a passenger inside the truck, later identified as Ali

by Travis Uresk 6-17-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | June 13th, 2025 | Roosevelt City Police Officer Reed responded to a welfare check after employees at Davis Food and Drug reported seeing a woman slouched over, asleep in a gray car in their parking lot. The officer arrived and approached the vehicle to see a woman leaning over, sweating and asleep. The door of the vehicle was cracked open, so Officer Reed opened the door and shook the female to wake her up. The female, later identifi

by Travis Uresk 6-16-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 14th, 2025 | Sgt. Cannon received information about a tan Chevy Suburban that was involved in a hit-and-run accident, where the vehicle had struck a fence and fled the scene near 1300 West 500 South. Radio traffic indicated the Suburban was last seen turning eastbound on 1500 South from 500 West. Sgt. Cannon located the vehicle traveling eastbound on 1500 South, passing 500 East, and stopped the Suburban at approximately 675 East,

by Travis Uresk 6-16-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 15th, 2025 | Officers were alerted to an attempt to locate (ATL) a black SUV leaving Bar 319. Officer Candelas saw the vehicle on Main Street turning South onto 500 East. While the officer was behind the SUV, it was swerving out of the lane, almost hitting the curb on the West side of the road several times. A traffic stop was conducted near 700 South and 500 East. Officer Candelas walked up to the passenger side window and saw one

by Travis Uresk 6-6-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 30th, 2025 | An individual at the Constitution Park in Roosevelt reported that 34-year-old Jessica Rae Bristol was intoxicated and had been drinking whiskey from her water bottle and was leaving with her children in her vehicle. The Toyota Tacoma was located near 100 S 1000 W near the baseball fields. The truck backed out and started traveling to Lagoon Street, where Officer Bellon conducted a traffic stop. The driver rolled down

by Travis Uresk 5-31-25 | Uintah County | May 29th, 2025 | UHP Troopers were called to a welfare check on SR-121 near milepost 20. Trooper Watt arrived on the scene and was waved down by a female in the driver's seat of a Chevy Trailblazer, who was identified as 36-year-old Aleice Collins. Aleice's eyes were bloodshot and she smelled of alcohol, and was extremely emotional. She told the trooper she had been drinking and using marijuana. Trooper Ryan asked Aleice if she had dr

by Travis Uresk 5-30-25 | Naples, Ut. | May 25th, 2025 | While Officer McGaha was entering 1500 E near 700 S, a vehicle traveling North was swerving back and forth in its lane of travel. The officer turned around and began to follow the car. While behind the vehicle, Officer McGaha used his radar and observed the car was traveling 28 mph in a 45 mph zone. He continued to follow and observed the vehicle swerve two more times, crossing over the center line and into the turning

by Travis Uresk 5-27-25 | Uintah County | May 26th, 2025 | Monday at 7 AM, Utah Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle accident on SR-121 near milepost 24. Dispatch advised Trooper Willoughby that a vehicle had run off the road and into a pond. When the trooper arrived at the crash scene, there was a vehicle wreaked in a field just off SR-121 with EMTs getting an individual onto a stretcher and into the ambulance. The individual was identified as 19-year-old Anilora Pau

by Travis Uresk 5-26-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 24th, 2025 | On Saturday, a citizen called into dispatch stating they saw a Chevy Malibu parked on the side of the road with a male drinking beer near the intersection of 3500 W 500 N around 4 pm. Deputy Fairey observed the vehicle traveling East on 500 North tailgating a pickup truck and swerving out of its travel lane into westbound traffic. The deputy conducted a traffic stop on the Chevy Malibu near 2700 W 500 N. UHP Trooper Sea

by Travis Uresk 5-24-25 | Naples, Ut. | May 24th, 2025 | An officer with the Naples City Police Department was patrolling on Main Street when he saw a dark smoke cloud coming from a vehicle with no tail lights in front of him at 500 E and Main St. Officer McGaha's radar picked up the vehicle's speed of 45 mph in a 30 mph speed zone. Due to it being dark and the lack of tail lights, the officer stopped the vehicle at 100 E Main St. The driver advised the officer that he had mu

by Travis Uresk 5-21-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 16th, 2025 | A Chevy Silverado was parked at the first drive-thru window at the Vernal McDonald's with a suspected intoxicated male who was slumped over and passed out. Officer Escobedo arrived and identified the male as 35-year-old Bryan O’Sullivan. Bryan does not have a valid driver’s license. Bryan stated he was originally from Ireland but was in Utah for work. As the officer continued to speak with Bryan, he could smell the odor

by Travis Uresk 5-20-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 15th, 2025 | Trooper Englebright was approached by a man stating he saw a female sitting in her car at the Family Dollar. The man described her as being very fidgety, and he was worried about her well-being. The man asked the trooper if he could check if she was alright. Trooper Englebright walked up to the vehicle and saw a female sitting in the driver's seat, looking at her phone while fidgeting and scratching herself. The troo

by Travis Uresk 5-16-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 15th, 2025 | A single-vehicle accident occurred in the area of 168 West Main Street when the driver came to an abrupt stop when driving onto the sidewalk, wrapping his front bumper around a tree. When police arrived, a male, later identified as 45-year-old Kevin Lee Bruce by his Arizona driver's license, was being treated by EMS. On the ground next to the vehicle was a 24oz can of beer that had spilled into the gutter. Inside the ca

by Travis Uresk 5-8-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | May 2nd, 2025 | A DCSO Deputy was parked at the intersection at 800 South State Street in Roosevelt City when a black SUV pulled up to the stop sign that the deputy had previously seen at a known drug house. The deputy activated his overhead lights, and the driver pulled onto 150 West and abruptly stopped. Having seen this vehicle at a known drug house, Cpl Cox had K9 Cpl Harrison with RPD deploy his K9 around the vehicle. When the de

By Travis Uresk 5-1-25 Vernal, Ut. | April 19th, 2025 | Just after midnight, Sgt Watt was patrolling the Vernal area when a small passenger car going north on Vernal Ave stopped in the left turn lane as if it was waiting for an oncoming vehicle to pass or as if it was a 4-way stop intersection, neither of which were applicable. As the officer turned onto Vernal Ave, the car continued North, driving in the opposing directing left turn lane. The vehicle approached Main Street,