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Hit on Redwood Road, Porter Rockwell Boulevard or Bangerter Highway in Bluffdale? Get a free case evaluation from our legal team, with no attorney fees unless we win.
Bluffdale occupies the southern tip of Salt Lake County, bordered by Riverton to the north, Herriman to the west, Draper to the east and Lehi to the south, with Camp Williams and the Utah Data Center beyond its southern edge. A town once known for open land now carries heavy through traffic: Redwood Road runs its length, Bangerter Highway runs between Bluffdale and Riverton on its way to I-15, and Porter Rockwell Boulevard links I-15 with the Mountain View Corridor. For injuries that don't involve a vehicle, see our Herriman personal injury page, covering the neighboring city to the west. Our Bluffdale’s most dangerous roads page ranks the city’s streets by the crashes UDOT recorded.
The long north-south surface highway runs through Bluffdale toward Camp Williams and Saratoga Springs. Military, construction and commuter vehicles share it, and each new subdivision entrance adds turning movements on a road where drivers expect to keep moving. Utah Code § 41-6a-903 requires a driver entering from a driveway or side road to yield to vehicles already on the highway.
The east-west connector between the I-15 area and the Mountain View Corridor. It is a newer, faster road with neighborhoods feeding it at each intersection, and angle crashes and rear-end impacts at the signals are the pattern.
Bangerter Highway runs along the line with Riverton and reaches I-15 near Draper, where commuters squeeze through the Point of the Mountain between Salt Lake and Utah counties. Freeway merges and stop-and-go backups set off chain-reaction crashes, which the Utah Highway Patrol handles on the interstate.
UDOT has been opening the Mountain View Corridor in stages, and its connection with Porter Rockwell Boulevard has pulled more west-side traffic toward Bluffdale. New interchanges, changing signal patterns and active work zones mean drivers are often reacting to a layout they have not seen before.
Much of the original road network is two lanes, some of it without sidewalks or streetlights, and it now carries traffic from new neighborhoods. People on foot, cyclists and slow farm vehicles share those roads with fast cars; our pedestrian claims guide explains how those cases are built.
Who investigates in Bluffdale
Bluffdale does not run its own police force. Under a law enforcement services agreement, the Saratoga Springs Police Department serves the city from a station at 14350 South 2200 West in Bluffdale and responds to crashes on city streets; the Utah Highway Patrol generally takes I-15. A claim involving a Bluffdale City, Salt Lake County, UDOT or UTA road or vehicle needs a notice of claim within one year (Utah Code § 63G-7-402).
Before fault is ever decided, the personal injury protection required by Utah Code § 31A-22-307 pays at least $3,000 toward medical care and replaces lost income at 85% of gross or $250 a week, whichever is less, for up to 52 weeks. Our no-fault guide has details.
A trip to the emergency department at Intermountain Riverton Hospital, just north of the city, can use most of that by itself. General damages such as pain and suffering from the other driver require one of the following under Utah Code § 31A-22-309(1):
Meeting one opens the other driver's liability coverage to your whole claim. If that policy is too small for your losses, underinsured motorist coverage can pay beyond it.
Utah Code § 78B-5-818 subtracts your share of fault from your damages and denies recovery from defendants whose combined fault does not exceed yours.
On Redwood Road the argument is usually about who had the right of way at a subdivision entrance; on Porter Rockwell Boulevard, whether a driver ran a late yellow; on I-15, following distance in the Point of the Mountain backup. Signal timing records, dashcam video and the report's diagram resolve these, but they have to be requested early.
When to act
Utah allows four years for most injury suits and two for wrongful death, but notice to Bluffdale City, Salt Lake County, UDOT or UTA must go out within one year. See our guide to Utah filing deadlines.
On Redwood Road and Porter Rockwell Boulevard, where drivers pull out of new neighborhoods into faster traffic.
At the Bangerter Highway junction with I-15 and in the Point of the Mountain corridor, where congestion and merges cause pileups. Event data recorders should be downloaded before vehicles are repaired.
Around new road and housing projects, where lane shifts, flaggers and heavy equipment change the driving picture from week to week. Contractors can share fault; see our truck crash guide for claims involving commercial vehicles.
On two-lane roads without sidewalks and in crosswalks, where Utah Code § 41-6a-1002 requires drivers to slow down or stop for a pedestrian. Cyclists can read our bicycle claims guide.
Your uninsured motorist coverage can step in. When a vehicle caused the crash without touching you, Utah Code § 31A-22-305(6) requires clear and convincing evidence beyond your own testimony that it existed. Read our hit-and-run guide.
A Bluffdale crash case that is filed goes to the Third Judicial District Court for Salt Lake County, which sits at the West Jordan courthouse, 8080 South Redwood Road, and the Matheson Courthouse downtown. Most resolve before trial, but our legal team readies every claim for court. See what to expect in a Utah injury case or call (801) 921-5134. Free consultation. No attorney fees unless we win. Hablamos Español.
General Utah law information for people hurt in Bluffdale, not legal advice for your circumstances. Every claim turns on its own facts, and past outcomes cannot guarantee future results.