1 Injured in Truck Accident on Pioneer Crossing in Lehi, UT

Lehi, UT — May 23, 2025, one person was injured in a truck accident at about 11:45 a.m. on Pioneer Crossing/State Route 145.

Authorities said a westbound cement truck collided with a semi-truck, knocking the other vehicle into oncoming traffic. The semi hit an eastbound SUV near Mill Pond Road, while the cement truck rolled over.

The driver of the SUV, whose name has not been made public yet, was hospitalized with serious injuries after the crash, according to authorities.

No other injuries were reported.

Authorities have not released any additional information about the Utah County crash at this time. The accident is still under investigation.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

When a crash like this makes the news, where a heavy commercial vehicle is pushed into oncoming traffic, the public’s natural reaction is to ask: How did this happen, and who’s responsible?

Right now, several critical details are missing. According to early reports, a westbound cement truck collided with a semi-truck, causing that second truck to veer into oncoming lanes and strike an SUV. But based on that brief account, we’re left with far more questions than answers:

• Why did the cement truck collide with the semi-truck? Was it due to excessive speed, distraction, brake failure or some other issue? Until we know what triggered that initial impact, it’s premature to assign blame.
• Was either truck moving or stopped at the time of impact? If the semi-truck was stopped in traffic and got rear-ended, that raises one set of questions. If both were in motion, that raises another.
• Was there dash cam or black box (ECM) data available? These devices often show exactly how fast a truck was going, whether it braked and what the driver was doing in the seconds before a crash.
• Were cell phone records pulled? If a driver was texting or talking on the phone, that could help explain a lapse in attention.
• What do company policies and driver history reveal? These kinds of crashes sometimes expose poor hiring practices or inadequate driver training. A lot of companies don’t vet their drivers beyond the bare legal minimum, and sometimes not even that.

Crashes like this demand more than a surface-level police report. In my own cases, we’ve uncovered evidence that completely shifted the focus of liability, from the driver to the company that hired them, the company that maintained the truck or even a third party that caused the situation.

For example, I once handled a case involving a trucker who should never have been behind the wheel. The company that hired her barely conducted any background checks, and the so-called “training” was laughable, a 20-minute drive in perfect weather. Once we pulled her driving record and company files, it became clear that the crash wasn’t just about her actions; it was about a system that put an unqualified person in control of a deadly vehicle.

Key Takeaways

• We don’t yet know what caused the cement truck to collide with the semi-truck or whether any parties were distracted, impaired or following too closely.
• Dash cam footage, black box data and phone records are crucial to understanding what really happened.
• Depending on how the trucks were positioned at the time of the crash, liability could fall on one or more drivers, or even their employers.
• Driver history and company hiring/training practices often reveal deeper problems that contribute to these crashes.
• A thorough investigation is the only way to determine who should be held accountable.

Until more information is released — or better yet, independently obtained — any conclusions about who’s to blame are speculative. What matters now is whether investigators are asking the right questions and following the evidence wherever it leads.