Memorial Day to Labor Day marks a timeframe all Utah drivers should take seriously. “We’re beginning the hundred deadliest days of the year,” shares UHP Sgt. Kellie Oaks. “Please wear your seat belt and be a kind driver!” As of May 1st, there had been 70 lives lost so far in Utah traffic fatalities. Utah’s zero fatalities campaign urges all drivers to avoid the 5 deadly driving behaviors: drowsy, distracted, aggressive, impaired and not buckling up. In 2017, 273 lives were lost on Utah roads. 20 of those were due to distracted driving, 29 were DUI, 87 were unrestrained, 85 were from aggressive driving and 6 due to drowsy driving.
