SALT LAKE COUNTY — Wrong-way crashes are often deadly and they’re always dangerous, and while troopers say they are rare, they do happen.

After the latest wrong-way crash resulted in the deaths of two people on northbound I-15 early Saturday, Utah Highway Patrol troopers were talking safety on Tuesday. And they outlined potential steps drivers could take to improve their odds if ever faced with a wrong-way car.

UHP Sgt. Mike Alexander said there were two things drivers could do in the moment once they spot a wrong-way car in front of them.

“Slow down to reduce the violence of that crash if it were to occur,” Alexander said during an interview with KSL TV. “Slowing down will also increase the amount of time you have to respond if you see a wrong-way driver coming towards you, and the

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