A black vehicle traveling south on Redwood Road ran a red light at 1700 South, slammed into a white Jeep, spun out of control and struck a young man riding an e-bike, leaving him with critical injuries. The crash forced Salt Lake City police to shut down Redwood Road in both directions while they worked the scene.
The driver who caused the wreck stayed put after the collision, and neither person involved in the initial car-on-car crash was hurt, according to ABC4 Utah. The e-bike rider was not as fortunate — he sustained critical injuries and was rushed to a hospital. Salt Lake City Police Department closed traffic in the area in both directions and said at the time that the closure was expected to last a couple of hours.
Officer Describes a “Pretty Serious Accident”
Sgt. Greg Wilking, with the Salt Lake City Police Department, did not mince words about what happened. “Running a red light created a pretty serious accident and an innocent person on a bike was hit and they're in… critical condition,” he said, according to the same report. The injured man was also transported to a hospital.
The intersection of Redwood Road and 1700 South sits along a corridor that has seen a string of serious and sometimes fatal collisions involving people outside of cars. Just two months ago, on Aug. 31, 2026, one person died and five others were taken to hospitals after a car collided head-on with a Utah Transit Authority bus on Redwood Road, an incident that closed the road at 1050 South in both directions while crews investigated, per KSL.com.
A Pattern of Danger Along the Corridor
Earlier in 2026, on March 25, one person was killed in a deadly auto-pedestrian crash at Redwood Road and 1500 South, according to KUTV. And in the summer of 2025, a cyclist riding an electric bike was seriously injured when a truck hit him at roughly 9:46 a.m. near 500 South Redwood Road — a crash that also forced a lengthy closure, this time between 400 South and 500 South until around noon, as reported by KSL.com.
Those earlier incidents are grim company for Monday's crash, underscoring how often this stretch of road has turned deadly or dangerous for people traveling outside of a vehicle. Statewide, the stakes for cyclists are significant: from 2020 through 2024, 2,575 bicyclists were involved in Utah motor-vehicle crashes, with 92% suffering injuries and 45 losing their lives, according to the Utah Highway Safety Office. The agency also notes that in 2025, Intermountain Health emergency rooms treated 536 e-bike and e-scooter injuries statewide.
What to Do After a Crash
Sandy City Police Department, addressing crash procedure generally, has recommended that witnesses or those involved in a collision contact 911 as soon as practical, or a non-emergency line if the incident wasn't serious, and provide dispatch with their location, direction of travel, the condition of those involved, and descriptions of the vehicles. The department also recommends that drivers remain calm, avoid arguments or admissions of fault before first responders arrive, and leave vehicles in place if injuries occurred, waiting for direction from officers.
The department further advises that those involved prepare their license, registration and current insurance card, and let the investigating officer determine what caused the collision and who is at fault — noting that jotting down notes while waiting for officers to arrive can help in recalling what happened. Sandy City Police Department has identified distracted driving, failure to yield, following too closely and texting while driving as leading causes of crashes, and has encouraged drivers to wear seatbelts and stay mindful of road hazards.
