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Teen cited after car crashes into building
A 15-year-old girl was cited for driving without a license and reckless driving after crashing into a building Sunday night in Salt Lake City. The girl, a 16-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl were taken to area hospitals in serious condition, said police spokeswoman Robin Snyder. The driver was heading west on 500 South when she went over a set of railroad tracks, lost control, and overcorrected about 8:30 p.m., said Snyder. The car jumped a curb, spun around and slammed into a building at 2650 W. 500 South, she said.
Rescue crews called twice for same person
Davis County search and rescue crews went to Mueller Park twice Monday to rescue a Syracuse father and son. Authorities received the first call about 10 a.m. when the wife of 49-year-old Randy Baird reported her husband and 10-year-old son Jonathan did not return home on time from a camping trip. Searchers found the pair near Kenny Creek. They were uninjured. Randy Baird told authorities there had been a miscommunication between him and his wife, Lt. Brad Wilcox said. Searchers left but returned just after 1 p.m. after learning Randy Baird had been injured while riding a horse. Baird complained of a pelvic injury and was flown by helicopter from the park to LDS Hospital in good condition, Wilcox said. His son, who was not injured, rode with him on the helicopter. Family members were expected to retrieve the horse, which was not injured, Monday afternoon.
Ex-physician will spend year in federal prison
A Utah former physician who admitted defrauding Medicare will spend the next year in a federal prison. As part of an agreement with prosecutors, Larry Stoddard had pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud for failing to directly supervise the hyperbaric oxygen therapy of patients. The therapy consists of exposing the entire body to 100 percent oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure to treat, among other conditions, acute carbon monoxide poisoning and decompression illness. Medicare rules require that the therapy be performed by a physician or under the direction of a physician. Stoddard, who has surrendered his license to practice medicine, was accused of carrying out the fraud from February 2002 to September 2003 at his Utah Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy business.
Child porn possession brings 10-year term
A 42-year-old Midvale man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography. Once released, Scott Dale Kirkham will be on probation for the rest of his life under the sentence imposed Sept. 26 by U.S. District Judge Paul Cassell. Investigators say Kirkham had pornographic images of boys on his computer and a compact disc containing pornographic videos of boys.
Woman accused of shooting mother
A Cedar City woman who allegedly shot her mother in the face Sunday morning was arrested later that evening when she was spotted sleeping on a public golf course fairway. Lakota Plexico, 19, was found Sunday night by employees of the Cedar Ridge Golf Course, Sgt. Jerry Womack said. She was sleeping on a fairway near a tree line just hours after allegedly shooting her mother during an argument. The mother and daughter were arguing over a missing gun, which appears to be the one used in the shooting, Womack said. Plexico was booked into the Iron County jail on suspicion of attempted murder. Doctors told Womack that the teenager's mother is expected to recover.
Police looking for suspect in bank robbery
Police in Layton are looking for a man who robbed the Mountain American Credit Union on Monday afternoon. The man entered the building at 955 W. 2000 North around 1:15 p.m., demanded money and ordered everyone inside to lie on the ground, said Officer Ted Donoviel. Witnesses reported one shot fired by the robber who placed an undisclosed amount of cash in a backpack and drove away, Donoviel said. The robber is described as a tall, heavy-set black man in his mid-20s.