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On June 4, 2023, Peterson Drew Matheson was charged with a Road Rage incident that resulted in the deaths of two individuals as well as manslaughter and and reckless driving charges. At 1:00 PM on Feb 8, 2024, via a WebEx court hearing a Jury Trial date of October 7-11 was set. A pre-trial conference…
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On January 30, 2014, Cory Wride was shot and killed in Eagle Mountain on SR-73 while doing a routine check on a vehicle that had stopped on the side of the road. This traffic stop leads to his murder, a multi-agency manhunt, a carjacking, another officer being shot, and witnesses and bystanders re-evaluating what is…
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On May 2nd, 2022 Odin Ratliff and Hunter Jackson were playing in one of the corals with their trucks at the Cedar Valley Stables in Eagle Mountain when Kent Cody Barlow whose toxicology test showed at that time had methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system, lost control of his vehicle and slammed into the coral…
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After the preliminary hearing that was held on September 28, 2023, Judge Robert Lund has found that the State has met its burden of proof for probable cause in the Road Rage Incident that resulted in the deaths of two individuals in Eagle Mountain on SR-73. Matheson will be bound over for trial at a…
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This topic comes up often on Facebook and in general. Eagle Mountain currently contracts with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office for police support and traffic enforcement. Every couple of years there is a push for Eagle Mountain to create a city police force and usually an increase in crime is used as one of the…
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On June 4th, 2023 Peterson Matheson was involved in a Road Rage incident that ultimately resulted in the death of two individuals when he lost control of his vehicle and hit the Porsche they were driving on SR-73 head-on at a high rate of speed. Matheson has been in lock-up at the Utah County Jail…
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During the preliminary hearing for Peterson Drew Matheson in the case of Road Rage which resulted in the death of two individuals on June 4th, 2023 Judge Robert Lund ordered the counsel for the defense and the prosecution to submit simultaneous briefings no later than October 27, 2023. On October 27, 2023, the State filed…
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Today on the 6th floor in the Provo District Court Peterson Drew Matheson had his preliminary court trial. During his 9:00 preliminary court trial, Judge Lund heard the case. On 6/4/2023 Matheson was involved in a Road Rage incident that resulted in Rodney Michael Salm’s and Micheala Himmelberge’s deaths. The original charges were four second-degree…
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UPDATE: The Preliminary hearing has been changed to September 28th, at 9:00 Preliminary in person hearing scheduled for August 1, 2023 for Peterson Drew Matheson the Eagle Mountain man that is accused of causing the accident that resulted in the death of two individuals following a road-rage incident. The court date was set after an…
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A series of incidents in Eagle Mountain City has prompted residents to explore ways to enhance safety and security within their community. As an engaged researcher at the University of Washington, Ishita Chordia studied how media and technology influence our sense of safety. New apps and technologies have made crime information increasingly accessible and available…
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