Officer hit and killed by semitruck in Utah County, driver in custody, police say

A Santaquin police officer was hit and killed by a semitruck driver Sunday morning, and that driver is now in custody, according to police.At a news conference Sunday, Lt. Cory Slaymaker with the Spanish Fork City Police Department said that the “very traumatic incident” started just before 6 a.m., when the Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) received a 911 call about an individual standing on the back of a semi trailer as it drove north. A Santaquin officer, as well as a UHP trooper, located