2023 stock image of Colorado City Police Department patrol vehicle | Photo courtesy of the Colorado City Police Department, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — In the early morning hours Friday, both lanes of traffic were blocked five miles south of the Arizona-Utah border at Hildale after a two-vehicle crash.
Map shows location of crash between two vehicles near Colorado City, Arizona, Sept. 15, 2023 | Crash graphic by iStock/Getty Images Plus, photo courtesy of Google Maps, St. George News | Click to ennlarge
The crash, which involved minor injuries, took place around 6:20 a.m. on Arizona state Route 389 past Colorado City, blocking both sides of the two-lane highway.
Colorado City Police and Fire as well as the Arizona Highway Patrol responded to the scene.
Colorado City Fire Chief Kevin Barlow said one driver was transported to St. George Regional Hospital with minor injuries. And despite both lanes being blocked for around two hours, there was little disruption.
“Traffic was able to get through on the shoulder,” he said.
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Chris Reed serves as a reporter for St. George News, where he has been honored with several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for his work, including first-place accolades. He started his journalism career as a sports reporter and editor in Southern California where he once compared shoe sizes with Shaquille O'Neal and exchanged mix tapes with members of the Los Angeles Kings. After growing up in the San Fernando Valley learning karate skills from Mr. Miyagi and spending a decade in Las Vegas mostly avoiding the casinos, he came to St. George for love and married his soulmate, a lifetime Southern Utah resident. He is the proud father of two boys, his youngest a champion against both autism and Type 1 diabetes.
