DPS NEWS

Pursuit (Updated)

On April 20^th, 2024 a pursuit was initiated on a vehicle in Iron County, Utah. The pursuit continued to Highway 89 in Kane County and involved officers from multiple agencies. During the pursuit tire spikes were successfully deployed on the suspect vehicle near the intersection of Highway 89 and SR-14. The suspect vehicle continued south on Highway 89, where a Kane County Sheriff’s Deputy had pulled to the side of the roadway to deploy another set of tire spikes. The suspect vehicle crashed into the unoccupied Deputy’s patrol vehicle. The driver of the suspect vehicle succumbed to injuries sustained during the crash. The incident is being investigated by the Iron, Garfield, Beaver and Kane County Protocol Team.

Fatal driver: Iverson Latrell Black, Age: 24, From: Page, AZ