ROY — A Roy homeowner is once again cleaning up the damage after a vehicle crashed through his front yard fence overnight, the second time in less than 14 months that a driver has smashed the same fence.
David Osborne woke up Saturday morning to a voicemail from the Roy Police Department about the crash near his home, in the area of 4800 South and 2950 West.
“We had a traffic accident right next to your house, and it looks like they took out the front part of your white fence,” an officer said in the voicemail.
Osborne and his wife had returned home late Friday night from a vacation in Las Vegas.
They were sleeping in their basement when the crash happened and didn’t hear anything.
“This morning, I woke up about 5:00 in the morning. I had a voicemail from the Roy City Police Department saying that somebody hit my fence,” said Osborne. “I came outside and saw that my fence was all knocked down again.”
The word “again” is what makes this crash particularly frustrating for Osborne.
In September of 2025, another driver crashed through the same fence. In that incident, a woman was struck by the vehicle and taken to a hospital.
Police later said the driver, who initially left the scene, turned himself in.
“We were coming home from vacation again last year, and we came home to our fence knocked down,” he said.
This time, they were home when the crash occurred.
“We were home, but we were so tired from driving back all the way from Vegas, we just didn’t hear anything,” said Osborne.
When he walked outside Saturday morning, he found tire marks, vehicle debris and sections of his fence scattered across the yard.
“Yes, it’s very frustrating,” he said.
Osborne believes speeding drivers near a roundabout by his home are contributing to dangerous conditions along the road.
He said he has contacted Roy police in the past to request additional speed enforcement and believes changes to the roadway, including possible speed bumps or other safety measures, should be considered.
“As you can see here, the cars are constantly going up and down the road, way over the speed limit,” said Osborne while watching cars go by.
He said he has also noticed drivers accelerating quickly after exiting the roundabout.
Osborne said the danger has become especially concerning because of how close vehicles have come to his house.
“That’s one of the reasons why I put up a shed over here, because last year we didn’t have the shed, and it came that close to hitting our house,” he said.
He said the vehicle involved in Saturday’s crash missed the shed, a tree, a fire hydrant, and a nearby home.
“It’s very concerning,” said Osborne.
Osborne said he is considering taking his concerns directly to Roy city leaders in hopes of preventing another crash.
“That’s my next step is to go to the police chief or the city council to see if they can resolve this issue,” he said.
For now, he faces another round of cleanup and repairs.
“I have to get some quotes to have some fence cleanup done and then I’m going to have to get another quote to get a new fence put in,” said Osborne.
KSL has reached out to the Roy Police Department for additional information about Saturday’s crash, including whether anyone was injured and what may have caused it, but haven’t heard back at time this story is being posted. It will be updated when more details are shared by police.
“Hopefully it won’t happen again,” said Osborne.
It’s a hope he has had before.
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