Hit and Run Suspect Apprehended
Press Release
Carbon County Sheriff, Alex Bakken
In the early morning hours of October 29th, 2025, dispatchers with the Carbon County Unified Dispatch Center received a report of a possible hit-and-run accident near Elk Mountain, located in eastern Carbon County. A passenger car had struck a semi truck near milepost 250, Interstate 80 and was described as a “car with no tires.”