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ST. GEORGE — Washington City police say a 19-year-old was arrested for driving under the influence after a car went off a roadway into a fence early Wednesday.

Map shows location of early morning crash, Washington City Utah, March 13, 2024 | Crash graphic by iStock/Getty Images Plus, photo courtesy of Google Maps, St. George News

The crash near Staheli Family Farm happened at 12:51 a.m. at the corner of George Washington Boulevard and Washington Fields Road, Lt. Kory Klotz with the Washington City Police Department said. 

“He was arrested for DUI and other charges,” Klotz said of the driver, who was uninjured.

Klotz added there was a small fire involving the car that was quickly doused by Washington City firefighters. It’s unclear how the fire started, Klotz said, other than it was the crash that led to the fire.

This report is based on information provided by law enforcement and may not contain the full scope of findings. 

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Chris Reed serves as a reporter for St. George News, where he has been honored with several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for his work, including first-place accolades. He started his journalism career as a sports reporter and editor in Southern California where he once compared shoe sizes with Shaquille O’Neal and exchanged mix tapes with members of the Los Angeles Kings. After growing up in the San Fernando Valley learning karate skills from Mr. Miyagi and spending a decade in Las Vegas mostly avoiding the casinos, he came to St. George for love and married his soulmate, a lifetime Southern Utah resident. He is the proud father of two boys, his youngest a champion against both autism and Type 1 diabetes.

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