A driver was left in critical condition Wednesday night after a head on collision on SR-248 on November 6, 2024. The accident closed the road for several hours. Photo: Utah Department of Public Safety
SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — A head-on car crash Wednesday night on SR 248 closed traffic in both directions for several hours and left one driver in critical condition.
Officials said two vehicles were traveling eastbound on SR-248 on Wednesday night at the time of the incident.
“For an unknown reason at this time, the gray SUV traveling westbound left its lane of travel crossing into oncoming traffic clipping a white SUV and colliding head-on with a red passenger vehicle,” officials said in a press release.
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Officials reported that the occupants of the white SUV were unharmed. Two people in the gray SUV sustained minor injuries and were transported for treatment, while the individual in the red car was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
Marina Knight began her career in journalism working for The Stowe Reporter in 2003, where she was a staff writer and later the publication’s Web Editor. She covered the Winter Olympic Games in 2006 and 2010, and has worked as a freelance writer covering outdoor topics as well as art criticism. Most recently, Knight was Editor-in-Chief of SkiRacing.com. She has won multiple awards from the New England Newspaper Association for environmental reporting, feature writing and art criticism. She lives with her family in Park City. In her free time you’ll find her in the mountains