Fiery crash close to I-15 linked to theft try

WEST VALLEY CITY — One individual is in custody and police are searching for a second following a rollover crash on the I-15 collector that will have occurred because the sufferer of an tried carjacking was following the 2 individuals who allegedly tried to take the car.

About 1:30 p.m. Thursday, a car heading east on state Route 201 rolled whereas taking the ramp onto northbound I-15, in response to the Utah Freeway Patrol. The car rolled onto its hood and caught fireplace, mentioned UHP Sgt. Cameron Roden.

No critical accidents had been reported. The passenger of the rolled car was taken into custody. However the driver ran earlier than officers arrived on the scene.

West Valley police say the incident started as a theft try of their metropolis, and the 2 occupants of the rolled car had been making an attempt to flee, presumably whereas the would-be sufferer of the theft adopted.

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