Traffic Violations

| 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 | July 2nd 2026 | Jensen, Utah (6/22/26)—Deputy Fairey noticed a green Chevrolet SUV on South Redwash Road and checked the vehicle's registration. The results revealed that the registration had been canceled and there was no insurance. The deputy pulled over the SUV near 6450 South Redwash Road in Jensen. After stopping the vehicle, Deputy Fairey informed the male driver of the reasons for the stop. The driver identified himself as 71-year-old Roy J. Hansen,

| by Travis Uresk | July 1st 2026 | Duchesne County (6/27/26)—At around 3:30 PM, Deputy Borrelli was driving eastbound on SR-35 when a vehicle driving westbound at a dangerously slow speed passed by. The driver wasn't wearing his seatbelt properly, and the license plate was not clearly visible. Deputy Borrelli turned around, and the vehicle accelerated quickly. He activated his lights and initiated a stop near milepost 58. The driver, 71-year-old Kirk Allan Schocker, was iden

| by Travis Uresk | June 27th 2026 | Vernal, Utah (6/24/26)—At 11 PM, Deputy Ledbetter was stopped at a stop sign at 1500 S and 1500 W. A red passenger car traveling westbound drove through the intersection, ignoring the stop sign. The deputy activated his emergency lights and got behind the vehicle. As the deputy got closer to the car, it swerved to the right shoulder of the road, then back to the middle line before pulling off to the side and stopping. Sitting in the driver

| by Travis Uresk | June 10th 2026 | Duchesne, Utah (6/6/26)— At 6:43 pm, deputies observed a white 2008 Nissan Titan run a red light at 100 W and Main Street. Deputy Meeks attempted to pull over the truck for this violation, but it fled the scene. The vehicle drove to a secluded area in Duchesne County, specifically near Antelope Canyon. It ended up on a dead-end road at an oil site and came to a stop. Both the driver and passenger were instructed to exit the vehicle and com

| by Travis Uresk | May 15th, 2026 | On Thursday, May 14th, 2026, Cpl. Ross was informed of a reported traffic offense: that 59-year-old Billy Quinn Pierce was driving with a revoked license. Earlier in the day, The Corporal had responded to Billy's residence for a separate issue and confirmed Billy's license status was REVOKED MANDATORY OFFENSE. Cpl. Ross watched the reported vehicle pull into the garage and saw Billy exit the driver's seat. The officer attempted to speak wi

| by Travis Uresk | May 9th, 2026 | Vernal, Utah (5/1/26)—Witnesses reported that a truck was driving on the football field, nearly hitting people, hitting a fence, causing damage, and then driving away. At approximately 7:30 pm, police were advised by dispatch of a hit-and-run that had just occurred at the Uintah High School. Trooper Lorensen with the UHP was near the area and began looking for the truck matching the description. After attempting to locate the vehicle, the t

| by Travis Uresk | April 16 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah (4/13/26)— At approximately 7:45 pm, Officer Boren was called to a domestic incident near 200 W and 100 S. The woman reported to the police that her husband was following her and that they had been in an accident. The female told dispatch she was scared to stop and was driving around the police department because he was still following her. She reported that she had two of her children with her while this was going on. A s

| by Travis Uresk | April 12 th , 2026 | Vernal, Utah (4/10/26)— Deputy Cheshire was parked watching traffic near 1500 E 450 N when a vehicle with one headlight approached the “T” intersection at 1500 E 500 N, where it turned West and failed to yield the right of way to an oncoming vehicle also going West. The deputy caught up to the vehicle to make a traffic stop, but the driver failed to pull over despite activating the right turn signal. The deputy then activated his siren

| by Travis Uresk | April 11 th , 2026 | Fruitland, Utah— Cpl. Cox noticed a vehicle traveling North on Coleman Drive in the Pinion Ridge area and saw the same vehicle earlier at a residence known for criminal activity. As the vehicle approached Old US-40 and made a right-hand turn, the driver committed a traffic violation, and the deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop. But the vehicle continued slowly rolling East. While Cpl. Cox was behind the vehicle, waiting for the

| by Travis Uresk | April 2 nd , 2026 | Duchesne County— On April 1 st , 2026, a blue car traveling East on US-40 around milepost 101 caused a traffic violation, and Deputy Green stopped the vehicle. He walked up to the vehicle and saw a male and female, with the male in the driver's seat. During the interaction with the driver, the deputy noticed his eyes were glossy, and his speech was slurred. Deputy Green asked the driver to step out of his vehicle to perform field sobrie

| 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 28 th , 2026 | Duchesne, Utah— At midnight on March 20 th , Cpl. Cox noticed a car parked at the Well's Club that he recognized from prior investigations and knew the driver was wanted on a statewide warrant. The driver, 54-year-old Kandi Ann Thomas, got into her vehicle and drove eastbound through an alley. When entering the roadway from the alley, she failed to signal as she passed the deputy. Cpl. Cox pulled the vehicle over and asked Kandi for he

| by Travis Uresk | March 23rd, 2026 | Uintah County —At approximately 12:00 PM, on March 21 st , 2026, 911 received several reports of a gray SUV with hazards on driving over 100 MPH. Deputies searched the area but were unable to locate the vehicle. Deputy Russell confirmed the vehicle did not travel through Ballard on US-40. At around 4:30 PM, 911 received additional reports of a gray SUV with its hazard lights on driving eastbound on US-121. It was reported that the vehicl

| by Travis Uresk | March 17 th , 2026 | Ballard, Utah—At around 6:30 pm on March 15 th , 2026, Sgt. Watkins ran the vehicle's license plate and found that the registered owner had an active statewide warrant, and conducted a traffic stop on the black Jeep Cherokee in the area of 1400 North 2500 East in Ballard. As the deputy approached the driver's side window, he noticed the driver was not the registered owner but a female he had dealt with before, and confirmed his suspici

| 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 22 nd , 2026 | First traffic stop & arrest On Saturday, February 14 th , 2026, Officer Kirk was on duty and patrolling in the area of 1500 W and US 40 in Vernal, Ut. A vehicle drove past him with a headlight out. The officer turned around and caught up to the vehicle near 1800 W US 40. He turned on his emergency lights, and the vehicle came to a stop at 1980 W and US 40. Officer Kirk identified the driver of the vehicle as 36-year-old Clinton Glad

| 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 | February 16 th , 2026 | Back on January 4 th , 2026, a broadcast on the radio stated that an individual had fled on foot from the Utah Highway Patrol West of Roosevelt, Utah. The description of the clothing the individual was wearing sweats and a red hoodie. Dispatch advised the officers of two addresses in Roosevelt that the suspect was known to frequent. One was on North State Street. While Officer Arnold with RPD was patrolling North State Street, he no

| 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