OGDEN, Utah — Charges against the owner of a Weber County towing company say he lied about the chains he used to secure the bulldozer he was hauling, which ultimately fell off the trailer and killed two people in July.On July 6, Michael John Love was driving up Ogden Canyon in a flatbed tow truck with a 32,000-pound bulldozer. As the road curved right, the bulldozer slid off the left side of the truck and landed on a passing vehicle.
Prosecutors added that those securing methods would only safely hold 5,000 pounds maximum. The dozer, at 32,000 pounds, was also 4,300 pounds over the weight limit of the Peterbilt tow truck. While first responders were tending to the victims of the crash, a deputy allegedly saw Love moving chains near the truck's storage compartment. He was ordered to stop and leave everything as-is, since it was now a crime scene investigation.