Two youngsters had been killed in Eagle Mountain when a dashing automobile crashed right into a corral on Monday, Could 2, 2022. Utah County Sheriff
A person with a historical past of drug use, who was on parole after being beforehand convicted of stealing a police automobile, was touring as much as 100 mph and "drifting" earlier than crashing right into a corral on the Cedar Valley Stables, killing two younger boys on Monday, in line with police.
Kent Cody Barlow, 25, of Eagle Mountain, was booked into the Utah County Jail early Tuesday for investigation of two counts of car murder, two counts of driving underneath the affect and inflicting damage, DUI inflicting critical damage, drug possession, reckless driving, dashing and two site visitors infractions.
The Utah County Sheriff's Workplace referred to as the deaths of the boys a "mindless tragedy" and supplied their "sincerest condolences to the household and associates of those two candy boys."
"We will solely think about the depth of the grief now being carried by their households," the sheriff's workplace stated in a ready assertion.
On Monday about 7:20 p.m., Barlow was driving with three different individuals in his automobile close to 2300 North and 16000 West, when he misplaced management of the car, crashed by a number of fences, two horse stables and two corrals, inflicting a path of destruction of no less than 345 ft, in line with Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon.
Two boys, each age 3, who had been enjoying in one of many corrals, had been hit.
"Each boys had been run over and ended up 75-feet from the place they had been enjoying. Each of them died immediately," the sheriff's workplace stated in a ready assertion.
The names of the boys had not been launched as of Tuesday morning.
Barlow's car got here to relaxation on its hood. Barlow was transported by medical helicopter to Utah Valley Hospital. Three others had been additionally handled at native hospitals for numerous accidents together with a damaged finger, in line with a police reserving affidavit. At the very least one individual required stitches, in line with a police reserving affidavit.
The entire passengers informed investigators that Barlow was driving very quick simply previous to the crash.
"One occupant acknowledged that Kent was 'drifting' his car and going 80-to-100 mph after they hit a bump and misplaced management inflicting the car to go away the roadway and enter into the horse property the place the kids had been enjoying. All accounts of the incident by witnesses on the property and witnesses within the car state that Kent was drifting out and in of his lane, at a pace far past the posted pace restrict and Kent additionally ran the cease signal close to the residence," in line with the affidavit.
Barlow was interviewed by detectives on the hospital.
"Kent acknowledged that he didn't keep in mind what had occurred, though Kent did recall that he had been out close to the fairgrounds racing his automobile with associates. Kent additionally remembers drifting his automobile and displaying his associates," the affidavit states.
Barlow additionally admitted to utilizing meth on Sunday and examined constructive for methamphetamine and amphetamines whereas on the hospital. Barlow suffered cuts and bruises however no damaged bones. After he was launched from the hospital, he was booked into the Utah County Jail.
Barlow was on parole on the time of the crash. In January 2021, he was convicted of theft, theft by receiving stolen property and two counts of failing to cease for police after main police on a chase on a bike after which stealing a Draper police automobile, which led to a second chase with Barlow reaching a pace of 107 mph within the stolen police car, in line with charging paperwork. He was sentenced to 1 to fifteen years within the Utah State Jail for incident. Barlow was granted parole in October.
Barlow was additionally a parole fugitive on the time he stole the police automobile, in line with courtroom data. He has had a number of drug-related and speeding-related convictions courting again to 2014, in line with courtroom data.