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ST. GEORGE – Two people injured in a vehicle collision and rollover Friday evening were reportedly in good condition Saturday at a Las Vegas hospital.
Floyd Tucker and his wife, alternately identified as Berniece and Ruth Tucker, were injured at about 6 p.m. Friday when the red SUV they were traveling in collided with a white car driven by Ferrell Beagley, 54, at 170 S. Mall Drive in St. George.
The Tuckers’ vehicle traveled westward from the point of impact, through a parking lot and into a ravine, where it landed on its top.
St. George Police Sgt. Craig Harding said a “very small stream” in the ravine flowed through the vehicle and witnesses assisted Floyd Tucker by holding his head above the water until the pair could be freed.
Floyd was transported by Life Flight helicopter to University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Harding said. His wife was initially transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center, and she was later moved to UMC.
Kara McDaniel, an on-duty administrator at UMC, said the Tuckers, who are both in their 80s, were in good condition Saturday night.
Harding said Alexandra Beagley, a passenger in the white car, complained of neck pain after the incident. She was treated at Dixie Regional Medical Center and released from the hospital, said DRMC spokeswoman Terri Draper.
Two children also traveling in the white car were not reported to have injuries as a result of the incident.
Harding said investigators spent three hours Saturday examining the scene in search of evidence related to the incident.
Ferrell Beagley had just pulled away from a stop sign, making a left turn, when the Tuckers’ vehicle collided with his. No citations have been issued at this time, and Harding said it will be at least a week before any determination about fault is made.
Investigators were trying to determine if excessive speed, alcohol use or drugs might have been factors in the collision, but he said at this point in the investigation officers don’t expect any of those elements will be found to have played a role.
“We don’t believe (they are), but we want to be sure,” Harding said.