DAVIS COUNTY
Injured on 500 South, 800 West, I-15 or Legacy Parkway in Woods Cross? Free case review, with no attorney fees unless we win.
Woods Cross has about 11,400 residents (11,410 in the 2020 census), yet its streets also carry freeway traffic, a refinery's tanker trucks and commuters racing for a FrontRunner train. Most serious crashes in town trace back to one of five places.
Redwood Road turns east onto 500 South here and crosses I-15 at a diverging diamond interchange on the Bountiful line. Heavy turning volume, drivers unsure of the crossover and shopping traffic headed toward Bountiful make this the most complicated intersection in town.
Woods Cross has its own Legacy Parkway interchange connecting to 500 South. Semis have been allowed and the limit has been 65 mph since 2020, and the road runs through long dark stretches beside the marsh, so crashes on and off these ramps tend to happen at speed.
The Woods Cross FrontRunner station sits at 750 South 800 West with about 230 park-and-ride spaces. Mornings and evenings, drivers hurrying for a train, riders walking to their cars and neighborhood traffic all share 800 West.
HF Sinclair operates a refinery in Woods Cross, northwest of the station. Tanker trucks entering and leaving turn slowly across lanes, and a crash with one becomes a commercial claim against the carrier as well as its driver.
Freight and commuter tracks run north-south through the west side of the city. A crossing collision brings in the railroad, and the gates, signals and sight lines at that crossing become part of the evidence.
Who investigates
The Woods Cross Police Department takes crashes on city streets, and Utah Highway Patrol troopers generally cover I-15 and Legacy Parkway. A claim that involves a government-owned vehicle, UDOT, UTA or a defect in a city road requires a written notice of claim within one year (Utah Code § 63G-7-402).
Utah's no-fault system means your own policy's personal injury protection pays first: at least $3,000 in medical expenses and, if you miss work, the lesser of $250 a week or 85% of lost gross income for up to 52 weeks (Utah Code § 31A-22-307). How Utah PIP works.
A trip to the emergency department at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful plus imaging can burn through that $3,000 quickly. Claiming non-economic damages from the at-fault driver requires one of the following under Utah Code § 31A-22-309:
Meet any one and the negligent driver's liability coverage answers for the full claim; your own UIM coverage can pay above it when those limits are too low. Underinsured motorist claims explained.
Your recovery falls by your share of fault, and it disappears unless the combined fault of those you sue exceeds your own (Utah Code § 78B-5-818).
Near the refinery, the tanker company's insurer will say you should have seen the truck turning. On Legacy Parkway it will ask about your speed after dark, and near the station, whether the pedestrian was in a crosswalk. Photographs, fleet dashcam footage and nearby business video can answer, but video is routinely recorded over.
Time limits
Four years for most injury lawsuits from a crash (§ 78B-2-307), two for wrongful death, and one year for notice against a government entity such as UDOT, UTA, Davis County or Woods Cross City. See our deadline guide.
Collisions with fuel and freight trucks on the refinery approaches and 500 South. Hours-of-service logs and electronic data belong to the carrier and must be preserved quickly. More in Utah truck accident claims.
Turning and crossover collisions at 500 South and I-15, and merge impacts on the Legacy Parkway ramps, where a driver whose lane is ending must yield under Utah Code § 41-6a-903.
Drivers and pedestrians around the FrontRunner lots on 800 West, including people struck while walking between the platform and their cars.
Collisions at the city's at-grade crossings, where the adequacy of warning devices and the railroad's maintenance can be at issue along with the driver's conduct.
Uninsured motorist coverage on your policy can respond to a driver with no insurance or one who flees. For a no-contact crash, § 31A-22-305(6) requires clear and convincing evidence of the other car beyond your own account, so a witness's number is worth getting.
A Woods Cross lawsuit is filed in the Second Judicial District Court at 800 West State Street in Farmington, the district court for Davis County. Most cases settle, but we prepare every one for court. Learn more on our Woods Cross personal injury page and how a Utah injury case moves, or call (801) 921-5134. Free consultation. No attorney fees unless we win. Hablamos Español.
General information about Utah law for people injured in Woods Cross, not legal advice. Outcomes depend on the facts, and past results don't guarantee future ones.