Another Accident, part of the Job

I had just left Jon yesterday early afternoon. About 20 min later he called me asking where I was to make sure I was ok and wasnt the one involved in the accident that had Life flight landing on University Parkway. I told him I was safe and asked if he was going to pick up this wreck. At that point no he wasnt. Of someone who has had someone so close to me in a serious wreck, feelings of that moment always come back. I had just told Jon last night after thinking about this serious accident that we are so very lucky, Jaxson I feel is a blessing. If Jon could have died, Jaxson wouldnt be coming. Im blessed.
Jon ended up calling me and saying he would'nt be meeting up with me because he was going to pick up this accident. We usually dont get pictures of his hard work like I mentioned in the previous post. So its kinda fun.

Pictures courtesy of KSL.COM

Jon told me that they had said on the scene this Honda was all built for racing. It had the seat belts and bars built in. Also going 70 to 90 mph (Jon is in the orange vest helping the officer.)

They had to use the jaws of life to get the person out of this silver car.

This is the car Jon picked up. He also has to clean up the debry on the road. Its very dangerous because he could get his by other passing cars, who could not be paying attention while they drive cause they are to busy looking at the wreck.

There is Jons Truck. After I had left the Mall, Jon was still on the scene. I made my way around to the "The Noodle Company" and watched him as he finished up. He already had the silver car loaded. Am/PM was getting ready to load the Honda.

KSL's Report

By Sam Penrod

OREM -- A high-speed crash in Orem sent two people to the hospital in extremely critical condition. Police say there is no evidence the car was racing another, but it appears the driver is no stranger to street racing and was flying down the road.

Tuesday, just before 12:30 p.m., the driver of a black Honda Civic was speeding through the intersection at 200 East and University Parkway and hit a silver Pontiac sedan that was turning left.

Police say the driver who caused the crash was going more than 70 mph. Orem police Officer James Thompson said, "Based on witness statements, it looks like the vehicle was traveling at least 70 miles per hour, possibly faster."

The driver behind the wheel of the speeding car was a 27-year-old man from Orem whose car was rebuilt for speed, including a roll bar and a steering wheel with no airbag. He was westbound on University Parkway and had a green light.

The driver of the silver car was a man from American Fork. He was going the opposite way, but also had a green light and was turning left when the cars collided.

The crash was so severe, it required both men to be extricated from their cars by firefighters. Thompson said, "The silver vehicle, which was struck by the black vehicle, was hit hard enough he traveled through the intersection, over the sidewalk and into three vehicles that were parked at the dealership, damaging them."

The three vehicles at the Ken Garff dealership were used, but they sustained several thousand dollars of repairable damage.

Investigators spent much of the afternoon reconstructing the scene to try to determine exactly how fast the black Honda was going. The driver of the silver car was rushed into emergency surgery because of internal bleeding. The driver of the Honda is said to be in extremely critical condition as well.

Their names have not been released.

OREM -- Police have identified the two men involved in a violent high speed crash in Orem Tuesday.

Police say 27-year-old Joshua David Williams, Orem, was driving a black 1992 Honda hatchback westbound on University Parkway, speeding through the intersection at 200 East when he collided with a silver Pontiac Grand Prix making a left hand turn, driven by 21-year-old Eduardo Maratin Phang of American Fork.

The impact of the crash propelled the Pontiac off the road and into several cars parked in a Ken Garff used car parking lot.

The three vehicles at the Ken Garff dealership were used, but they sustained several thousand dollars of repairable damage.

Phang was rushed into emergency surgery because of internal bleeding. Williams is said to be in extremely critical condition.

ksl.com