A Utah police officer was killed Sunday when a semi-truck driver tried to flee a traffic stop and struck the officer, setting off an hours-long manhunt that ended with the driver’s arrest, authorities said. A Santaquin police officer and a Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) trooper responded around 6 a.m. to a 911 call reporting that a person was standing on the back of a big rig’s trailer as the truck traveled north on Interstate 15, the Spanish Fork Police Department said. The officer and trooper... Read this story
