A two vehicle collision in Centerville, Utah, on February 7, 2009, has taken the life of a 19-year-old West Bountiful teenager. According to KSL News, Kristy L. Bateman was driving a 1999 Suzuki Esteem north on Main St., just south of Lund Lane around 6:30 at night when the driver of a Pontiac Vibe driven by Jamie Beecher, 32, suddenly swerved into Bateman’s lane of travel, resulting in a head-on crash. Bateman was removed from her car using extraction equipment and flown to Intermountain Medical Center. Life-saving surgery was performed on her, but sadly, doctors were unable to save her, and she passed away late in the evening. Two other passengers in her car were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Ms. Beecher and her two young children were also treated at the hospital. All drivers and passengers were reported to have been wearing seatbelts.
Video Courtesy of KSL.com
As I wrote a couple days ago, many fatal car accidents in Utah are caused by drivers who fail to follow the rules of the road and allow their vehicles to drift into the opposing lane of travel. Head-on collisions are a common cause of fatal car accidents in Sardine Canyon, near Logan, Utah and on Highway 6, near Helper, Utah. Based on witness accounts and physical evidence that the other driver swerved suddenly, I wonder if the at-fault driver wasn’t distracted by something in her car? There is also a possibility that her vehicle’s suspension failed at the precise moment she approached Kristy Bateman’s vehicle. We are told that the investigation is continuing as to how exactly this crash happened. My condolences to the family.
Published by: Ron Kramer
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