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SLCPD Provides Update on Ballpark Neighborhood Crash, 12-Year-Old Dies

SALT LAKE CITY — Detectives with the Salt Lake City Police Department’s Collision Analysis & Reconstruction (CAR) Team are investigating a critical injury crash in the Ballpark neighborhood that resulted in the death of a 12-year-old girl.

This investigation started at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, when SLC911 received information about a crash involving six cars.

For more information on the crash, please click here.

The crash critically injured a 12-year-old girl.

Paramedics took her to a local hospital where she later died.

The Salt Lake City Police Department only learned about her death this week and needed to take the appropriate steps to confirm the information.

All drivers remained on scene and are cooperating with the ongoing investigation.

This crash marks the ninth traffic-related death in Salt Lake City for 2024.

As of October 3, 2024, there have been 10 traffic-related deaths in Salt Lake City for 2024.

The CAR Team is a multi-jurisdictional crash team that investigates crashes involving serious physical injuries or death. Members of the CAR Team receive specialized training in collision examination, speed analysis, vehicle dynamics, occupant kinematics, scene photography, surveying equipment, crash scene mapping, evidence collection and computer-aided drawing programs.

The CAR Team includes law enforcement from the Salt Lake City Police Department and several other Salt Lake Valley law enforcement agencies.

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