A Weber County jury convicted former tow driver Michael Love, 53, of two counts of negligent homicide on March 14 after a 31,000-pound bulldozer he was hauling slid off his truck on Ogden Canyon Road and struck an oncoming vehicle, killing Richard Hendrickson, 57, and his daughter Sally, 16, according to KSL. Love, who prosecutors say added chains to the truck after the crash and lied to investigators, also received convictions for aggravated assault and two counts of obstruction of justice; sentencing is scheduled for April 21.
Operator takeaway
Load securement failures that cause fatalities generate criminal charges regardless of intent — document every pre-trip tie-down inspection and verify crew certification before moving any oversized load.