Kate McLean, a Roy crossing guard, remains hospitalized after a car struck her near Freedom Elementary, according to KSL.com. The report said McLean suffered broken bones in both legs and her right shoulder, was thrown into a power pole at 5500 South and 4300 West, and is expected to be out of work for at least three months.
What existing records show
Freedom Elementary is listed at 4555 W. 5500 S. in Roy in the Roy City public-schools directory. The available information places the crash near the school but does not establish that the intersection is a designated school zone.
Statewide data offers broader context rather than findings about the Roy intersection. The Utah Highway Safety Office reported that speed was associated with 33% of fatalities and 32% of serious-injury crashes from 2020 through 2024.
Issues that remain open
What the available records can show
The Utah Highway Safety Office says the Utah Crash Data Portal’s crash-summary data is derived from crash reports completed by law-enforcement officers. The available research does not provide a five-year count of pedestrian or cyclist crashes at or near 5500 South and 4300 West.
The Weber School District’s Freedom Elementary page lists school crossing guards among the school’s staff and support personnel. It does not identify which agency is responsible for traffic controls or pedestrian facilities near the school, or specify the standards governing crossings there.
The cited Roy City Council meeting minutes discuss speeding and children in other parts of the city. They do not detail sidewalk construction or property-owner rights-of-way along 5500 South and 4300 West.
KSL.com reported that it had contacted Roy police about the incident and the driver's status. The available material does not say whether police will issue citations or charges, whether Roy City or UDOT will reconsider traffic controls at the intersection, or whether officials have confirmed a school-zone designation.
What the safety records show
According to the Utah Department of Transportation's Safe Routes Utah Program, Utah law requires all K-8 schools to create and distribute plans identifying the safest routes to school. Roy City also lists a Traffic Calming Program, but the available pages do not show whether either effort applies to the crash location or what signs, pavement markings, crossing-guard procedures or driver-yielding requirements governed the intersection.
A separate August 2018 incident near Washington Township High School in Indianapolis offers a comparison, not a finding about Roy: The Associated Press reported that a car struck a crossing guard, who suffered a fractured pelvis and other broken bones and later returned to work, according to WPSD Local 6.
