Three people had to be cut free from vehicles after a crash near the 10300 South exit on northbound I-15 in Sandy, and a 47-year-old man was taken to the hospital afterward, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. Traffic bogged down for drivers trying to get through the area as crews worked the scene.
According to KSL News, Sgt. Luis Silva said traffic slowed near the 10300 South exit as crews cut occupants from two of the vehicles involved, extracting three people total. The outlet reported the crash involved five cars near that exit, and that the right four lanes of northbound I-15 were temporarily closed while troopers investigated.
Not every account lines up on the details. ABC4 reported that five lanes of northbound I-15 were closed after the crash, and that UDOT traffic updates placed the collision after 2 p.m. Friday. A separate ABC4 report described four vehicles involved in a crash at 10600 South near Sandy, though it's unclear whether that account refers to the same incident given the discrepancy in location and vehicle count.
Everyone Involved Listed in Stable Condition
Despite the scale of the wreck and the need to cut people from their vehicles, the outcome wasn't as dire as the scene might have suggested. The Utah Highway Patrol told abc4.com that everyone involved in the crash was in stable condition and that none suffered life-threatening injuries. The same report noted that drivers should expect heavy delays northbound near 10400 South in both Sandy and Draper as the backup spread.
The mismatched details among the various reports — on vehicle counts, lane closures and the exact stretch of freeway affected — mean some of what unfolded near Sandy's exits Friday remains unsettled. It's possible some accounts describe a separate crash altogether rather than the same scene near 10300 South.
A Busy Stretch of Freeway for Utah Troopers
Friday's crash adds to a string of multi-vehicle incidents that have kept Utah Highway Patrol crews busy on I-15 this year. In June, a chain-reaction crash at milepost 339 on northbound I-15 pulled in a total of nine vehicles after an initial impact pushed cars into surrounding traffic, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety. Drivers looking to track crash trends on the corridor can also consult the Utah Highway Safety Office's crash-data portal, which compiles records dating back to 2010.
UDOT's traffic alerts captured the chaos in real time Friday, flagging blocked lanes near Sandy as crews responded. The agency posted on X that a crash on northbound I-15 near 9000 South in Sandy had blocked the right lane along with the right lane of an entry ramp, and followed up with another alert noting a crash on the right shoulder near the same stretch.
With injuries described as non-life-threatening and everyone involved reported stable, the focus for now shifts to clearing the roadway and sorting out exactly how many vehicles and lanes were tied up in the Sandy incident. The Utah Highway Patrol has not released further details on the 47-year-old man's condition or the hospital where he was taken.
