West Valley City, UT (September 19, 2022) – West Valley City Police were requested to the scene when a thief dragged a man in his own pick-up as he attempted to stop the suspect from stealing it on Monday, September 19th.
According to sources, the victim walked out of his home in the 2700th block of South Hampton Drive at about 6:30 a.m. and witnessed the suspect sitting inside his 1999 Ford Ranger.
As the victim tried to stop the thief from leaving in his truck, the suspect slammed on the gas, striking and dragging the vehicle’s owner, and then fled the scene.
The victim was taken by ambulance to an area hospital with multiple broken bones, scrapes, and cuts.
Our thoughts are with the injured victim and their family at this time. We hope for their full recovery.
In Utah, about 30 pedestrians are killed by negligent drivers every year and another 785 will have to go to the emergency room or require long-term hospitalization for treatment of their injuries. The Utah Highway Safety Office says that the rate of pedestrian-involved accidents has grown every year for nearly a decade, with 2012 marking the apex of these tragic events.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that a pedestrian is injured once every 8 minutes and killed once every two hours somewhere in the country. About 5,000 pedestrians died as a result of car accidents in 2014. In that same year, 15% of all vehicular deaths were pedestrians.
When you are represented by a reputable pedestrian injury lawyer from Jardine Law Offices P.C. following your accident, your odds of receiving full economic recovery are considerably greater than those of someone attempting to represent themselves.
If you were hurt or lost someone you love due to someone’s reckless driving, contact our personal injury lawyers in Utah at 801-350-3506 to schedule a free case assessment.
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