A Utah Highway Patrol trooper collided with another vehicle attempting to make an illegal U-turn on northbound Interstate 15 near Cedar City.
Both the trooper's cruiser and the second car, a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro, sustained heavy damage and had to be towed from the scene of the 5:35 p.m. Tuesday crash, said Iron County sheriff's Lt. Del Schlosser.
Witnesses indicated the Camaro's 18-year-old male driver, traveling in the left lane, had suddenly come to a stop to use a crossover gap — restricted for use by emergency vehicles — to access the other side of the freeway.