(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Protesters shout "hands up don't shoot" as they march down the street in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.A driver who accidentally runs over and kills or injures a protester during a riot might not face criminal charges if the motorist was fleeing in fear for his or her life at the time, under the provisions of a state bill advanced Tuesday by Utah lawmakers.The legislation — brought forward by state Rep. Jon Hawkins after a summer of national protests against police violence and systemic racism — would ....…(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Protesters shout "hands up don't shoot" as they march down the street in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.A driver who accidentally runs over and kills or injures a protester during a riot might not face criminal charges if the motorist was fleeing in fear for his or her life at the time, under the provisions of a state bill advanced Tuesday by Utah lawmakers.The legislation — brought forward by state Rep. Jon Hawkins after a summer of national protests against police violence and systemic racism — would ....WW…

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Protesters shout "hands up don't shoot" as they march down the street in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.A driver who accidentally runs over and kills or injures a protester during a riot might not face criminal charges if the motorist was fleeing in fear for his or her life at the time, under the provisions of a state bill advanced Tuesday by Utah lawmakers.The legislation — brought forward by state Rep. Jon Hawkins after a summer of national protests against police violence and systemic racism — would ....…(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Protesters shout "hands up don't shoot" as they march down the street in Salt Lake City, during a Justice for Bernardo rally on Thursday, June 25, 2020.A driver who accidentally runs over and kills or injures a protester during a riot might not face criminal charges if the motorist was fleeing in fear for his or her life at the time, under the provisions of a state bill advanced Tuesday by Utah lawmakers.The legislation — brought forward by state Rep. Jon Hawkins after a summer of national protests against police violence and systemic racism — would ....WW…

(Screenshot via Salt Lake City Police Department) Body camera footage shows a police K9 biting the leg of Jeffery Ryans in April.State lawmakers are looking at codifying best practices for police dog teams after a in the way its law enforcement agency has been using canines to catch suspects.A legislative committee voted unanimously Tuesday to explore a bill on the issue, although one state senator made clear he has little patience for complaints about police dogs.“I don’t have a lot of sympathy,” Sen. Don Ipson told his colleagues on the law enforcement and criminal justice committee. “We...…(Screenshot via Salt Lake City Police Department) Body camera footage shows a police K9 biting the leg of Jeffery Ryans in April.State lawmakers are looking at codifying best practices for police dog teams after a in the way its law enforcement agency has been using canines to catch suspects.A legislative committee voted unanimously Tuesday to explore a bill on the issue, although one state senator made clear he has little patience for complaints about police dogs.“I don’t have a lot of sympathy,” Sen. Don Ipson told his colleagues on the law enforcement and criminal justice committee. “We...WW…