Salt Lake County
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Redwood Road runs the length of Taylorsville, and it has recorded more pedestrian deaths than any other single street in Salt Lake County. Wide lanes, high speeds and long gaps between safe crossings are the reason, and the people paying for that design are the ones walking. Taylorsville is named among Utah cities with the most dangerous roads, and Redwood Road is why.
More pedestrian fatalities than any other street in the county. Reporting has documented roughly ten deaths across a three-year span on the wider corridor, and neighborhood advocates point squarely at the road's width and speed through residential blocks. If you were struck here, you are part of a documented pattern — and that pattern is evidence.
A high-speed route with a mix of interchanges and remaining signalized crossings. Collisions at the transition points tend to be severe because drivers carry freeway speed into intersections.
The main east–west connector, linking Redwood, Bangerter and I-215 past retail and dense housing. Left turns and driveway conflicts drive much of the crash volume.
The Redwood campus puts thousands of students on foot and on transit alongside that corridor daily, many crossing to reach bus stops and parking. Student pedestrian claims are a recurring feature here.
"They came out of nowhere" is a claim, not a finding
Drivers who strike pedestrians on Redwood Road almost always say the person appeared suddenly. On a road with documented crossing problems, poor lighting and long distances between signals, that account is testable — against sight lines, street lighting, signal timing and the road's own crash history. It frequently does not survive scrutiny.
Your own Personal Injury Protection coverage pays first regardless of fault: at least the first $3,000 of medical bills and 85% of lost wages, under Utah Code § 31A-22-307. You can pursue the at-fault driver directly once any of these is true:
Pedestrian injuries clear that threshold almost immediately. If an adjuster is offering a quick settlement in the first days, that is a reason for caution rather than relief.
Utah Code § 78B-5-818 cuts your recovery by your share of the blame and bars it entirely at 50%. In pedestrian cases the insurer's whole strategy is usually to push your share upward — you crossed outside a marked crosswalk, you wore dark clothing, you looked at your phone. Those arguments are answerable, but only with evidence gathered early.
Deadlines that end cases
Four years for most injury claims from a vehicle crash (§ 78B-2-307). Two years for wrongful death. One year to file a notice of claim against a government entity — relevant where UTA, a city vehicle, or road design and maintenance are involved. Redwood Road is a state route, which puts UDOT in the frame for some claims.
The core of our Taylorsville work, and the most severe. Injuries are typically catastrophic, and liability is fought hard.
Redwood, Bangerter, 4700 South and I-215, including commercial vehicles whose logs and maintenance records can be overwritten within months.
Bus stops and crossings along the corridor. Where UTA is involved, the one-year notice deadline applies instead of four years.
Riders are blamed by default. Establishing the actual sequence early is what changes the outcome.
Property owners have real obligations, particularly in winter. Utah applies strict liability to dog owners. Wrongful death carries a two-year deadline.
Civil injury cases from Taylorsville are filed in the Third Judicial District Court at the Matheson Courthouse, 450 South State Street.
This page is general information about Utah law, not legal advice about your situation. Every case turns on its own facts. Past results do not guarantee a future outcome.