Flare fired at SLCPD officers after attempted traffic stop; ensuing police pursuit stretches from SLC to West Valley City

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 30, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) – An attempted traffic stop early Thursday morning took an unexpected turn, when someone inside the vehicle that was being pulled over allegedly fired a flare at Salt Lake City police officers.

The driver then bolted, leading police on a chase which stretched from Salt Lake all the way to West Valley City.

The incident began around 2:03 a.m. near 400 North and 1450 West, and ended in a neighborhood near 4100 South and 5400 West, according to SLCPD Sgt. Miles Southworth…

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