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Man Sentenced To Prison For Logan Canyon Crash That Significantly Injured Four Teens

A man who injured four teenagers in a Logan Canyon crash was ordered to serve consecutive prison sentences after an emotional in-person sentencing in 1st District Court on Monday.

Nearly 100 court observers, most of whom participated online, watched as Dustin Wesley Andersen was taken away by bailiffs in a sight hardly seen since the COVID-19 pandemic hampered in-person proceedings in the court.

 

Andersen, 46, pleaded guilty on March 15 to four counts of driving under the influence — two third-degree felonies and two class-A misdemeanors. Prosecutors say Andersen crossed a double yellow line and careened his pickup head-on into a southbound Kia occupied by the teenagers. Read the rest of the story on HJnews.com.

 

This story is made possible thanks to a community reporting partnership between The Herald Journal and Utah Public Radio.