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Utah Trucker Arrested After Teens Found in 29-degree Refrigerated Trailer
- On Wednesday, a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck occurred around 11:15 a.m. on northbound Interstate 15 near Lindon, Utah.
- Following the crash, troopers opened the refrigerated trailer of the semi driven by 28-year-old Jacob Ortell Scott, who told officers he and his passenger had been en route from Huntington to Salt Lake City.
- Inside the trailer cooled to about 30 degrees Fahrenheit, officers found two uninjured girls, aged 12 and 14, who had been inside since leaving Huntington on a nearly two-hour trip.
- Scott acknowledged that his two younger half-sisters were inside the trailer, which contained bedding, and he was taken into custody on charges related to aggravated child abuse.
- The crash caused lane closures and hospitalizations while the two girls were released to family and Scott was booked into Utah County Jail without bail.
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The girls were in a closed space whose temperature was maintained at 30 degrees Fahrenheit (–1 °C), and even went down to 29.5
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Truck driver facing child abuse charges after official finds 2 girls inside refrigerated trailer
Two girls were found inside a refrigerated truck after it was involved in a crash.
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