A woman was run over by a JLU Rubicon when the owner/driver lost control attempting an obstacle on Golden Spike.
She was airlifted from the scene and her leg had to be amputated.
The driver is one of those YouTubers and was being actively filmed/filming when the incident happened.
News Story from Gephardt Daily:
MOAB, Utah, April 15, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) — One person was airlifted to an area hospital after a Jeep accident on the Golden Spike Trail near Moab Sunday.
A Facebook post from Grand County Search and Rescue said the patient was flown by Classic Air Medical while emergency medical services and search and rescue were still en route to the scene.
“We were en route to this incident on the difficult Golden Spike jeep trail to assist as needed,” the Facebook post said. “We rely on the workhorse of our fleet, our rangers, to get us and EMS to the scene. “Shout out to our fleet manager and his team for building these amazing vehicles. Thanks to Classic Air Medical, such a great resource for our community for successfully completing this rescue.”
The photograph below shows the vehicle officials used to get to the Jeep.
Grand County Emergency Medical Services said: “Thank you to the team at Classic Air Medical who are able to access and start patient care quickly in the Moab back country. If you have not already please watch our video on safety for Jeep Safari.”
Golden Spike Trail is a 16.3 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Moab, that is rated as difficult to navigate.
Article Link: https://gephardtdaily.com/local/per...al-after-jeep-accident-on-golden-spike-trail/
Picture of wreck:
Not to armchair QB the situation, but this is one of those, "Do you want public lands shut down? Because this is how you get public lands shut down" moments. Situational awareness for all parties involved could easily have prevented this tragedy as could a little bit of common sense. Not to mention mitigating the added element of people doing stupid shit for the camera.
She was airlifted from the scene and her leg had to be amputated.
The driver is one of those YouTubers and was being actively filmed/filming when the incident happened.
News Story from Gephardt Daily:
MOAB, Utah, April 15, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) — One person was airlifted to an area hospital after a Jeep accident on the Golden Spike Trail near Moab Sunday.
A Facebook post from Grand County Search and Rescue said the patient was flown by Classic Air Medical while emergency medical services and search and rescue were still en route to the scene.
“We were en route to this incident on the difficult Golden Spike jeep trail to assist as needed,” the Facebook post said. “We rely on the workhorse of our fleet, our rangers, to get us and EMS to the scene. “Shout out to our fleet manager and his team for building these amazing vehicles. Thanks to Classic Air Medical, such a great resource for our community for successfully completing this rescue.”
The photograph below shows the vehicle officials used to get to the Jeep.
Grand County Emergency Medical Services said: “Thank you to the team at Classic Air Medical who are able to access and start patient care quickly in the Moab back country. If you have not already please watch our video on safety for Jeep Safari.”
Golden Spike Trail is a 16.3 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Moab, that is rated as difficult to navigate.
Article Link: https://gephardtdaily.com/local/per...al-after-jeep-accident-on-golden-spike-trail/
Picture of wreck:
Not to armchair QB the situation, but this is one of those, "Do you want public lands shut down? Because this is how you get public lands shut down" moments. Situational awareness for all parties involved could easily have prevented this tragedy as could a little bit of common sense. Not to mention mitigating the added element of people doing stupid shit for the camera.
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