Truck driver who allegedly drove wrong way down Utah highway to strike cop, who later died, has history of attacking cops

A man once described as “armed and dangerous” and “willing to enter into high-speed chases and cause accidents” has now been accused of deliberately driving into police and their vehicles in Utah, killing one officer.

Just before 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sgt. Bill Hooser of the Santaquin Police Department and a member of the Utah Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop on a semi-truck along northbound I-15 in Santaquin, Utah, about 20 miles south of Provo. Reports indicated that a person had been seen standing on the back of the truck while it was in motion.

“Our entire department is hurt, and the family of the officer is hurt.”

During the traffic stop, the truck driver suddenly drove forward on I-15, then turned the vehicle around so that

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