About Utah Operation Lifesaver?
Operation Lifesaver Utah is a statewide, non-profit public awareness
and education program dedicated to ending tragic collisions, fatalities,
and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and on railroad property.
To accomplish its mission, Operation Lifesaver Utah promotes the three Es:
Education: Operation Lifesaver strives to increase
public awareness about the dangers around the rails. The program
seeks to educate both drivers and pedestrians to make safe
decisions at crossings and around railroad tracks.
Engineering: Operation Lifesaver encourages continued
engineering research and innovation to improve the safety
of railroad crossings.
Enforcement: Operation Lifesaver promotes active enforcement
of traffic laws relating to crossing signs and signals and
private property laws related to trespassing.
Officers
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State Coordinators
Vern and Jennifer Keeslar
2867 North 675 East
Lehi UT, 84043
(801) 310-1035
olut@digis.net
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Assistant State Coordinator
Walt Webster
1145 E. Northern Hills Drive
Bountiful, UT 84010
(801) 295-5633
wwebster1@msn.com
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Materials Coordinator
Beverly Thrall
(801) 359-4569
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Board of Directors
David Beach - Chair - Utah Highway Safety Office
Kathy Slagowski - Vice Chair - Utah Highway Patrol
Roland Stanger - Secretary/Tresurer - Federal Highway Administration
Steve Aberton - Member - Utah Railway Company
Doyt Bolling - Member - Utah LTAP Center
Eric Cheng - Member - Utah Department of Transportation
Gail Johnson - Member - Utah State Office of Education
Vern Keeslar - Ex-officio - Operation Lifesaver Utah
Michael Manwiller - Member - Heber Valley Railroad
Patrick McGrath - Member - Union Pacific Railroad
Matt Riffkin - Member - InterPlan Company
Terry Smith - Member - Utah Trucking Association
Area Coordinators Contact Information
Click here to see a map of coordinator areas
| Area |
Name |
Counties |
Home Phone |
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| 1 |
Kathy Bessinger |
Box Elder, Cache, & Rich |
(435) 279-8130 |
| 2 |
Walt Webster |
Davis, Morgan, & Weber |
(801) 295-5633 |
| 3 |
Terri Fontaine |
Salt Lake, Summit, & Tooele |
(435) 596-1889 |
| 4 |
Blaine Hadfield |
Daggett, Duchesne, Uintah, Utah, & Wasatch |
(801) 376-7680 |
| 5 |
Gary Bringhurst |
Carbon, Emery, Grand, Juab, Millard, Sanpete, & Sevier |
(435) 835-3431 |
| 6 |
Ken Carr |
Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Piute, San Juan, Washington, & Wayne |
(702) 271-9070 |
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