Speeding

| by Travis Uresk | July 5th 2026 | Uintah County (7/3/26)—A Utah Highway Patrol Trooper was on US-40 in Uintah County when he noticed a pickup heading East at 76 MPH. The vehicle had slowed down significantly before approaching him. The trooper initiated a traffic stop and approached the vehicle from the passenger side, noticing numerous spider web cracks on the windshield. When asked for his driver's license, the driver admitted he did not have one. He presented the trooper

| by Travis Uresk | May 8th, 2026 | Duchesne County (5/2/26)—Trooper Minchey performed a traffic stop for speeding at approximately 7500 N Hwy 121. Upon speaking with the driver, 40-year-old Steven Joseph Lucero. The trooper performed a records check on Steven and confirmed that his driver's license was denied. Upon performing the records check, Trooper Minchey located two active state-wide warrants for Steven's arrest. Steven was asked to exit the vehicle, and the trooper re

| by Travis Uresk | March 31 st , 2026 | Roosevelt, Utah— On March 30 th , 2026, at around 2 am, Deputy Borrelli observed a black motorcycle traveling East toward Roosevelt at a high rate of speed near Myton, Utah. The deputy observed the motorcycle speed up and pass a semi on a double yellow line. He then activated his overhead emergency lights and began chasing the motorcycle. The man sped up and began passing vehicles at high speed. Deputy Borrelli was chasing the individu

| by Travis Uresk | March 13 th , 2026 | On March 9 th , 2026, Cpl. Cox stopped a vehicle on Main Street in Duchesne City, doing 41 MPH in a 30 MPH zone. The deputy approached the vehicle and asked the driver for his ID. He was identified as 31-year-old Nicholas Michael Peterson. While the deputy spoke with Nicholas, he became nervous and stated he was on his way back from Salt Lake City, dropping off his girlfriend at the airport. Cpl. Cox returned to his patrol vehicle to r

| by Travis Uresk | February 18 th , 2026 | On 2/14/26, at around 3:30 in the afternoon, Officer Adams with the Roosevelt Police Department was patrolling in the area 800 S 300 E in Roosevelt, Utah. A black Audi approached the officer, going 49 mph in a 25 mph zone. The officer turned around and attempted to make a traffic stop on the Audi. The vehicle then turned north on 500 East, continuing to 600 S, where they turned East. While turning East, a handgun was thrown out of t

| 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 6-12-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 12th, 2025 | A Uintah County Deputy was parked at 1100 N 1500 W, running radar for speeding vehicles. A white passenger car, speeding toward the deputy at 45 mph in a 35 mph zone, passed by. The deputy got behind the vehicle, and the car began to gain speed. Deputy Anderton activated his overhead emergency lights and got closer to the vehicle to attempt a traffic stop. The white car turned down a driveway. As they passed, the drive

By Travis Uresk 4-9-25 Naples, Ut. | April 9th, 2025 | Naples City Police Officer McDavid was patrolling 1500 East when his radar indicated a vehicle coming up behind him was traveling 75 mph in a 45 mph zone. The officer pulled to the side of the road to verify the vehicle's speed, and his radar read 75 mph for a second time. As the vehicle passed, Officer McDavid activated his emergency equipment and notified Dispatch that he was attempting to pull a vehicle over by the Top

By Travis Uresk 3/14/25 | Uintah County | March 12th, 2025 | A UHP Trooper was traveling East on US-40 when his radar read 81 mph in a 65 mph zone. The trooper pinpointed the speeding vehicle as a motorcycle quickly passing other traffic. Trooper Carson turned around and stopped the motorcycle near milepost 139. He approached the driver, who was friendly, and told the officer that he was speeding and was test-driving the bike. His Utah driver's license identified the driver a

By Travis Uresk 2/3/25 | Uintah County | February 2nd, 2025 | At approximately 9:30 a.m., a Utah Highway Patrol Trooper saw a white...

By Travis Uresk 12/31/24 | Uintah County | December 20th, 2024 | At approximately 11:30 pm, a UHP Trooper was traveling near milepost 136...

By Travis Uresk 10/3/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | September 24th, 2024 | Just before midnight, a vehicle was called in from the Duchesne bar for...

By Travis Uresk 6/21/24 | Uintah County | June 19th, 2024 | At approximately 6:39 a.m., UHP Trooper Shaw was on US-40 near milepost 123...

By Travis Uresk 4/30/24 | Vernal, Ut. | April 28th, 2024 | Law enforcement was dispatched to the Comfort Inn & Suites to a 3rd party...

By Travis Uresk 4/27/2024 | Uintah County | April 19th-25th, 2024 | On April 19th, at around 10:30 am, a UHP trooper was stationary on...

By Travis Uresk 4/22/24 | Whiterocks, Ut. | April 15th, 2024 | At approximately 8:30 pm, the Uintah/Ouray Happy Trails Task Force was out...

By Travis Uresk 4/9/24 | Duchesne, Co. | March 23rd, 2024 | DUI & Speeding | At approximately 5:30 pm, Trooper Mikulich saw a vehicle...

By Travis Uresk 2/22/24 On Monday, February 19th, 2024, at 4:33 pm, Trooper Lorensen was patrolling US-40 near milepost 129 when he...

By Travis Uresk 2/20/24 On 2/7/24, at 10:00 pm, Naples Police Officer Beatty was patrolling on 1500 E near 2000 S when two vehicles...

By Travis Uresk 1/6/24 Uintah County, Ut. On Sunday, 12/24/23, at 2:40 pm, Trooper Lorensen was patrolling US-40 near milepost 140 headed...