Traffic Violations

by Travis Uresk 7-5-25 | Lapoint, Ut. | June 12 th, – June 17 th , 2025 | On June 12, 2025, UHP Trooper Carson was patrolling 8500 East in the Lapoint area when he noticed a white Ford truck that he had stopped before involving DUI and drugs and knew that Richard Potter was a habitual drug user. At the intersection of 8500 East and 7500 North, the truck took an unusual amount of time to enter the intersection and then continued East on 7500 North. The trooper thought this wa

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 6-29-25 | Uintah County | June 25th, 2025 | UHP was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident near milepost 172 on US-40, where multiple vehicles and several patients were involved. Trooper Ryan arrived on the scene and observed a Chevy Avalanche behind a Ford F-250. The Chevy had severe front-end damage, and the Ford had severe rear-bumper damage. The trooper recognized one of the drivers as 41-year-old Delmar Ray Cesspooch from previous law enforcement encounte

by Travis Uresk 6-20-25 | Vernal, Ut. | June 14th, 2025 | The victim of the theft reported to police that his vehicle was broken into while he was attending the rodeo, and a little over $1,200 was stolen from the center console while it was parked at the Uintah Conference Center. On June 17, 2025, Officer Webb retrieved camera footage from the conference center. In the video, the officer saw a Kia Soul park behind the victim's vehicle. A male driver exits the vehicle, enters

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 5-28-25 | Vernal, Ut. | May 26th, 2025 | On Monday, Officer Kirk with the Vernal Police Department responded to a traffic accident at 760 N Vernal Ave. The officer spoke with the driver of one of the vehicles, 48-year-old Joseph Derrell Stagg, who could smell the odor of alcohol coming from his breath. Joseph was asked how much he had to drink, and he stated that he had only one beer. Officer Kirk asked Joseph if he would be willing to perform Standardized Fie

by Travis Uresk 5-27-25 | Uintah County | May 25th, 2025 | Uintah County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with several non-working lights. During the stop, Deputy Russell requested for a K9 Deputy to respond to the scene to perform a free-air sniff around the vehicle. Deputy Oldham arrived, and he and his K-9 partner, Sarik, conducted a free-air sniff around the suspect's vehicle. Sarik indicated to the odor of illegal narcotics coming from inside the car on the

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 5-23-25 | Duchesne County | May 17th, 2025 | While an agent with the Uintah Basin Narcotics Task Force was patrolling in northwest Duchesne County, a maroon Ford Expedition passed the agent. The agent recognized the driver of the Ford as 65-year-old Marvin Lee Jones, who had a suspended driver’s license. The Task Force Agent pulled onto the road, got behind Marvin, and initiated a traffic stop. The reason for the traffic stop was explained, and the agent took

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 | Vernal, Ut. | May 7th, 2025 | On May 7th, 2025, a 23-year-old female and multiple witnesses reported that the female's father, 42-year-old Jesse Roy Nash, had assaulted her after becoming angry from the trash and beer cans left in the yard. Witnesses stated that Jesse yelled at the victim while following her to her bedroom. The victim handed her 8-month-old child to her boyfriend before Jesse kicked down the baby gate and grabbed the victim. Jesse sla

By Travis Uresk 4-28-25 | Duchesne, Ut. | April, 20th, 2025 | A Duchesne County Deputy was patrolling in Duchesne City when he noticed a Chevy truck make an illegal turn and ran the registration, which returned expired in 2023. The deputy made a traffic stop on Industrial Park Rd and approached the vehicle. Cpl Cox informed the driver of the reason for the stop and asked for his driver's license. The driver was identified as 56-year-old David Todd Farr. David said he was awar

By Travis Uresk 4-24-25 | Duchesne County | April 22nd, 2025 | Detectives with the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office received information that a male suspect who is on the sex offender registry was not in compliance and did not have a valid ID or driver's license. Per Utah code (53-3-806.5 U.C.A), it is a 1 Class A Misdemeanor per month charge every month on the registry without a valid ID card or driver's license. It was verified with the driver's license division that 48-yea

By Travis Uresk 4-21-25 | Jensen, Ut. | April 20th, 2025 | At approximately 12:00 PM, UHP responded to a shots fired call on US-40 near milepost 160. The call notes said: "Was just shot at by a guy in a silver Chevy truck with WY license plates." "Some kind of unknown pistol fired three or four rounds." The victims described the suspect to the 9-1-1 dispatcher as a white male wearing a black hat and having a brownish beard. The victims stated that they were traveling eastboun

By Travis Uresk 4-18-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 17th, 2025 | At around 10:30 PM, a UHP Trooper was patrolling US-40 in Vernal when he observed a Dodge Charger traveling in the same direction without lights on. With this catching the trooper's attention, he began to follow the vehicle, which was traveling unusually slow. Trooper Lorensen watched the car leave its lane, weaving back and forth. Seeing these violations, he initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle took a while to pull

By Travis Uresk 4-13-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 11th, 2025 | A Vernal City Police Officer was leaving the parking lot of the Vernal City building at 374 West Main Street when a green car passed by him. The tail lights on the vehicle were not illuminated, so the officer began to follow the car. The car approached the 500 East Main Street intersection and entered the parking lot of 7-Eleven. Officer Boren activated his emergency lights to stop the vehicle, and it continued until

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 4/8/25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 8th, 2025 | Officer Boren with the Vernal Police Department was dispatched to the 7-11 on 100 North Vernal Avenue. It was reported that a male had stolen some beer, left the store in a gray vehicle without headlights, and driven on a flat tire. While the officer was getting closer to the gas station, a gray vehicle with no headlights on and a flat tire pulled onto Vernal Avenue from the back parking lot of Blackburn Vernal Mortuary