Huge sink hole opens causing fatal Utah crash

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 15-year-old girl died after heavy rains caused a huge sink hole to open on a Utah highway, swallowing one vehicle and causing her father's SUV to careen off the road.

Authorities said the crash that killed Justine Barneck and injured her father, Michael Barneck, late Wednesday night happened when the road collapsed in front of them, leaving a patch of asphalt on the edge of the hole that the vehicle hit, causing the fatal accident. At about the same time, a second car actually went into the 40-foot-wide, 30-foot-deep hole, said Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Todd Johnson. The driver of that vehicle, 37-year-old Helen Paulson, was hurt, but the extent of her injuries was not immediately clear.

I am not sure, but does any one remember hearing of so many sink holes occurring as often as we have been lately?

So sad that a girl lost her life.

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I can't stand to hear about kids getting hurt.
Very bad.

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it that picture of the hole? wow that is big

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it that picture of the hole? wow that is big

Yes, that was the photo with the article. Sorry, I don't know how to upload pics on here

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I feel sorry for her loss
I'm glad the other driver survived

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I was JUST thinking the same thing.This earth really is falling apart.and gaining momentum.I know I am not alone in thinking that we are about to witness some catastrofic times very soon.Be safe.

They are happening all over the world like crazy check other sites i found a thread i think GLP someone had linked a whole bunch of youtube vids of the sinkholes many are happening here in the us

www.youtube.com...=13

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WOW! That was one amazing sink hole, and scary as hell!

The scary thing is the the sink holes appearing on traveled roads. This isn't the first one I have heard/read about, sadly, most likely wont be the last.

That photographer took a crappy shot of the sink hole, but a great shot of the car wreckage! Fire the photographer for not taking a better picture of the hole.

That was a huge hole.. such a tragedy.

There was one in San Jose, California today too, on HWY 87, 30 x 30 feet.

www.mercurynews.com...

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Thank you for sharing that. I hadn't seen about that particular one.