State Street (US-89)
Five-plus lanes, constant retail driveways and people crossing between bus stops. Turning and angle crashes dominate, and a case usually comes down to the signal phase and the gap a driver took.
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Hurt on State Street, I-215 or near Murray Central? Free consultation, and no attorney fees unless we win.
Murray's Crash Corridors
Murray is small on the map and busy on the road. US-89 runs its length as State Street, I-15 and I-215 both cut through it, and Murray Central is where the TRAX Blue and Red lines connect with FrontRunner. Each produces a different crash and a different fight over fault. UDOT’s crash counts for each Murray street are on our Murray’s most dangerous roads page.
I-15, I-215 and the ramps
Two interstates and their interchanges packed into a compact city, with ramps that back up quickly at rush hour. Rear-end chains and merge sideswipes are common, and interstate speed makes the injuries worse.
5300 South and Vine Street
East-west commuter routes linking I-15 to the east side, past schools and parks where people are on foot. Rear-end and turning conflicts at the signals are the usual pattern.
Murray Central Station
TRAX Blue and Red lines and FrontRunner share the station at about 5150 South, just west of Intermountain Medical Center. Pedestrian strikes and parking-lot collisions around it can involve UTA or a property owner as well as a driver.
The Intermountain Medical Center campus
Ambulances, shift changes and visitors unfamiliar with Cottonwood Street bring sudden stops and right-of-way disputes at the campus entrances.
Which agency, which deadline
Murray City Police cover city streets, and the Highway Patrol usually covers I-15 and I-215. A crash involving a TRAX or FrontRunner train, a UDOT work zone or a city vehicle starts a one-year notice clock under the Governmental Immunity Act.
Medical Bills After a Murray Crash
Your own PIP pays first under Utah's no-fault system: at least $3,000 in medical expenses, and 85% of lost gross wages up to $250 per week for up to 52 weeks. More on PIP.
A claim for pain and suffering against the other driver requires crossing Utah's injury threshold, meaning at least one of:
- Medical bills above $3,000
- Any fractured bone
- Permanent impairment or disability supported by objective medical findings
- Permanent scarring or disfigurement
- Dismemberment
- Death
Once over the threshold, the full claim runs against the at-fault driver's liability coverage, and your own UIM coverage can add to it if that policy runs out. UIM explained.
How Fault Gets Split
Under Utah Code § 78B-5-818 your recovery is cut by your share of fault, and it disappears entirely unless the other side's combined fault exceeds yours.
On State Street expect questions about your left turn; on the I-215 ramps, your following distance; near Murray Central, where the pedestrian stepped out. Early photos, station and business video, and witness contacts are what answer them.
Filing Deadlines
Most injury claims: four years. Wrongful death: two. A claim against UDOT, UTA or Murray City: notice within one year. See every deadline.
Murray Crash Claims We Handle
Freeway and ramp crashes
I-15 and I-215 through Murray, including chain collisions when a ramp queue spills onto the freeway.
State Street turning crashes
Left turns and driveway pull-outs along State Street, 5300 South and Vine Street.
Parking-lot and retail crashes
Fashion Place and the State Street retail strip, where lot layout or lighting can add the owner to the case.
Pedestrian and rail crossings
Around Murray Central and the TRAX crossings; a UTA train or bus brings in the one-year notice rule.
Hit-and-run and uninsured drivers
No insurance, or a driver who fled? Your own UM coverage can step in, and if that car never touched you, Utah needs clear and convincing proof beyond your own testimony, so call it in and collect names. What to do after a hit and run.
After a Murray Crash
- Call 911 and leave with the case number and the agency: Murray City Police or the Highway Patrol.
- Get evaluated that day; Intermountain Medical Center, a Level I trauma center, is on Cottonwood Street in Murray.
- Photograph the vehicles, lane markings and signals before tow trucks clear the scene.
- Collect witnesses' contact information yourself.
- Open a PIP claim with your insurer and wait on any recorded statement to the other company. The steps of a case.
Murray cases that go to suit are filed in Third District Court for Salt Lake County, at the Matheson Courthouse, 450 South State Street, or the West Jordan courthouse on Redwood Road. Most resolve before that. Call (801) 921-5134 for a free review; no attorney fees unless we win. More: Murray personal injury · Utah car accident law.
This page explains Utah law in general and is not legal advice; each case depends on its facts, and past results are no guarantee.