Ogden man sent to prison for deadly drunken-driving spree

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Tyson Treasure was sentenced to up to 45 years imprisonment in his automobile homicide case.
• The man was convicted by a jury last February on 15 counts stemming from a 2024 drunken-driving spree in Ogden that led to the death of a pedestrian.
• Treasure, whose blood-alcohol level prior to the incident measured 0.248%, was convicted on 15 counts in all.

OGDEN — An Ogden man faces up to 45 years in prison stemming from a high-speed drunken-driving spree in the city that led to the death of a man crossing a street.

Second District Judge Jason Nelson sentenced Tyson Treasure last week following the man's conviction in February by a jury on 15 counts, in the Dec. 27, 2024, incident. On the most serious charge, automobile homicide, Nelson sentenced Treasure to a term of five to 15 years in prison. On each of two aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury charges stemming from injuries sustained by two others, the judge sentenced the man to terms of one to 15 years in prison.

The three charges are second-degree felonies and Nelson ordered the sentences to run consecutive, resulting in a cumulative sentence of seven to 45 years in prison. The sentences on the other 12 charges were ordered to run concurrent with each other and the other three counts.

Treasure was arrested after he crashed into several occupied cars in four separate incidents as he drove between Ogden Regional Medical Center in Washington Terrace and 12th Street and Harrison Boulevard in Ogden, where his car was finally disabled. He struck a stopped car at 20th Street and Harrison, which in turn pushed another car in front of it into a man, James Wood, 64, in the crosswalk at the intersection, killing him. Two others sustained injuries.

Treasure had earlier driven to the hospital seeking help after a relapse of some sort, his attorney said during his trial. At the hospital, his blood-alcohol level measured 0.248%, nearly five times the legal limit. There, hospital officials administered Ativan, used to treat anxiety, when Treasure abruptly decided to leave.

Numerous people called police during Treasure's drive after leaving the hospital, and along the way, a Utah Highway Patrol trooper attempted to stop the man but ultimately ended the pursuit, according to testimony from the trial. Weber County prosecutors said Treasure reached speeds of 70 mph and described the man as, at various points, disentangling himself from the crashes he caused and weaving in and out of traffic.

In his trial, Treasure's attorney noted the impact of Ativan in combination with alcohol on the man's mental state and had suggested hospital staff could have done more to stop him as he left.

Here are the sentences Treasure received on the other charges:

• On charges of failing to remain at the scene of an accident involving death, failing to respond to a police command and failing to remain at the scene of an accident involving a serious injury, all third-degree felonies, Nelson sentenced Treasure to zero to five years in prison.
• On each of three class A misdemeanor charges of negligently operating a vehicle resulting in injury, Treasure received sentences of 364 days in jail.
• On each of six class B misdemeanor charges of failing to comply with required duties at an accident causing property damage, Treasure received sentences of 180 days in jail.

A hearing on restitution for property damage caused by Treasure, including medical and mental health costs related to the 2024 incident, is set for June 22.

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Tim Vandenack

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Tim Vandenack covers immigration, multicultural issues and Northern Utah for KSL. He worked several years for the Standard-Examiner in Ogden and has lived and reported in Mexico, Chile and along the U.S.-Mexico border.