ST. GEORGE — The driver of a passenger car collided head-on with a minivan carrying children on Tuesday after his dog jumped into his lap while he was driving.
Members of the St. George Police Department responded to an accident at 750 N. 3050 East at approximately 1:22 p.m. where a small yellow Mitsubishi collided with a minivan, St. George Police Officer Tyrell Bangerter said. The Mitsubishi, driven by a man in his 20’s, was heading southbound on 3050 East when he drifted into oncoming traffic.
“The driver had a large dog that jumped in his lap making it so he couldn’t see,” Bangerter said. “He drifted into oncoming traffic and struck the van head-on”
The minivan, driven by a young female in her late 20’s to early 30’s and carrying her children, was waiting in the northbound left-turn lane, when the Mitsubishi crashed into it, Bangerter said.
The mother and the children were not injured, but the driver of the Mitsubishi did have a cut on his head, Bangerter said. Even though he was cut, he was not transported by ambulance.
Bangerter could not confirm at the time if any citations had been issued in the incident, nor was the information available by time of publication.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement or other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.
St. George News Reporter Devan Chavez contributed to this report.
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Another distracted driving accident. Accidents are very popular around here. Is that why the utah DMV requires higher coverage on vehicles than Nevada?
Yep
Cute headline…but don’t blame the dog.
Mike yeah I liked the headline to
Well here it comes mandatory laws for a dog in a car.. Put a helmet on the dog put the dog in a cage with roll bars and airbags and strap the cage down with special designed hold down straps. and you must have food and water in the cage at all times.
Oh yeah I almost forgot I’m sure the dog will have to appear in traffic court. after all this is St George
The headline should have read: “Failure of idiot to properly secure his canine causes collision.” The dog didn’t cause the collision.
Secure your pets while in your car either by confining them within a pet carrier or through pet seat restraints.
Wow take a chill pill and find a friend
If you have ever treated a dog that was in an accident, you would see the value of properly securing your pets in a moving vehicle.
By your comment, I’m assuming that you are a vet. Do you have any favorite restraint products that you would recommend to those of us with dogs?
I hope the dog gets a ticket and spends some time in the big house.
better yet, the dog house!
How is the dog? I hope it wasn’t hurt!
You need to stop “prettying” up your articles with stock photos that don’t show us what happened. Give us the truth and nothing but the truth.
I think it’s just darned lucky that the vehicle with the woman and her children was stopped at the time, otherwise they’d likely be seriously injured or dead. But let’s not be concerned about them. Let’s worry about the idiot and his idiot dog. Egad.
I am concerned about the dog
You can’t handle the truth… LOL
No additional citations for the dog lap-dancing or for soliciting a lap dance?
Totally legal here
Well, we know the guy wasn’t a Romney. Otherwise, the dog would have been strapped to the top of the car.
Actually, glad it wasn’t Obama, or the dog would have been dinner.
In other news, it’s dry here – drink more water
Man’s Best Friend? You mean a fleshlight caused a collision?
I’m just glad the dog is okay
Let’s have a fundraiser for the dog.!
What did the man say when he caught his wife with his best friend? “Bad dog! Bad dog! Baaaaad Dog!”