3 injured in 2-vehicle crash on Mountain View Corridor

Published: Dec 10, 2020, 12:28 p.m. MST

Emergency personnel respond to a serious auto collision at 12600 South and Mountain View Corridor in Riverton on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

RIVERTON — Impaired driving is suspected to be a factor in a crash that critically injured two people in Riverton Wednesday, according to police.

About 9:30 p.m., a car driven by a 35-year-old man ran a red light at the intersection of 12600 South and the Mountain View Corridor, and T-boned a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old woman, according to Riverton police.

The man was flown by medical helicopter to a local hospital in critical condition. A 30-year-old woman who was in the passenger seat was taken by ambulance to a hospital in critical condition. The 20-year-old woman in the other car was taken to a local hospital in fair condition, according to police.

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Officers from Riverton, Herriman and South Jordan police responded to the crash.

A medical helicopter lifts off from the scene of a serious auto collision at 12600 South and Mountain View Corridor in Riverton on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

One of two vehicles involved in a serious accident at 12600 South and Mountain View Corridor in Riverton is pictured on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

A police officer directs traffic as emergency personnel respond to a serious auto collision at 12600 South and Mountain View Corridor in Riverton on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

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