Snowmobile accident sends man to hospital

A snowmobile accident in Spanish Fork Canyon sent a 75-year old Salt Lake City man to the hospital in critical condition Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities said that the man was snowmobiling with family at Wan Rhodes, near Diamond Fork, in Spanish Fork Canyon. Police believe he inadvertently pulled the throttle while attempting to slow down.

"He was trying to slow down as he pulled towards a cabin but ran head-on into a tree," Utah County Sherriff Sgt. Tom Hodgson said. "He was not wearing a helmet."

The man was air lifted to University Hospital in critical condition. His name had not been released Friday evening.

— Ethan Thomas