Accident on I-15 kills Provo woman
TREMONTON -- A Provo woman was killed in an accident on I-15 Monday afternoon.Killed was:
Sarah Carter, 21.
The wreck occurred near the I-15/I-84 split just before 2:30 p.m. when a northbound Ford Explorer driven by Kellie Englehardt, 20, Provo, was passing a semitrailer truck. During the pass, the Explorer went partially into the left-side median, and when Englehardt tried to get back on the road, the vehicle overcorrected and the Explorer began to roll, a Utah Highway Patrol report said.
The vehicle hit the semi's right front bumper and Carter, who was a passenger in the front seat and was not wearing her seat belt, was ejected. Carter landed directly in the rig's path and was run over, the report said.
The Explorer continued to roll across the road, through the emergency lane, over a guardrail and came to rest on an embankment. Englehardt was taken to Bear River Community Hospital to be treated for minor injuries. The 39-year-old semi driver, from Chattanooga, Tenn., was taken to the hospital to be treated for shock, the report said.
College in Virginia grows to 140 acres
BUENA VISTA, Va. -- Southern Virginia College, a relatively new private institution targeting Mormons, is suddenly 55 percent larger -- at least in land area.
The college in the Shenandoah Valley grew from 90 acres to 140 acres through a land donation recently from Brent and Bonnie Jean Beesley of Salt Lake City. That will allow the college, which was nearing enrollment capacity, to expand.
"I strongly endorse the unique mission of the college," said Brent Beesley, who is a trustee of the college, as he donated 49.5 acres that are adjacent to the college and along a major highway.
While not owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the private college requires students to live by an honor code and standards in harmony with the church. Also, 99 percent of its students are LDS.
Members of the LDS Church bought the institution in 1996 when it was facing financial difficulty and converted it from a two-year college to a four-year institution with LDS standards.
SVC President E. Curtis Fawson said more than 300 students were enrolled at the start of the academic year.
Error nullifies ban on laser-pointer use
Associated Press
A bill prohibiting people from flashing laser pointers at motorists or law enforcement officers has been nullified due to procedural error.
"It is the one casualty from the session, as far as bills we'll be invalidating," Richard Strong, director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, said Monday.
An amended version passed by the House never was voted on by the Senate, which had amended and approved another version. The lawmakers' oversight occurred March 1, the last night of the 45-day session.