SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake Police say a cab driver was injured Tuesday night after he was assaulted and his cab was stolen.

Police said a Yellow Cab driver was carjacked at the intersection of N. Temple and Redwood Road at about 10:30 p.m.

The cab driver said he had two men riding in his cab but instead of paying him, the men allegedly assaulted him and took the cab.  The victim was hit on the head, but not seriously injured. 

“They said bring us to the ATM at Wells Fargo, we’ll get you the money for cab fare, that never happened,” said Lt. Craig Gleason, Slat Lake City Police Department.  “They just assaulted him with something, drove him out of the cab physically by attacking him and then took his cab.”

The two suspects are described as white men in their 30s.  One suspect was wearing a thin white shirt and one is described as stocky. 

SALT LAKE CITY — Pilots from two planes filed a report with authorities saying someone on the ground pointed laser light at their aircraft before landing at Salt Lake International Airport Thursday night.

One of the reports was filed by a Southwest Airlines captain, who saw the light while his commercial plane was making its descent somewhere over West Jordan. The other pilot was flying a Learjet and Salt Lake Airport authorities say he saw the laser light in the same vicinity as the Southwest pilot.

Each pilot states they were about 6,000 feet elevation and roughly 13 miles from the Salt Lake City airport, putting the origin of the lights in West Jordan.

“This can be an extreme hazard to aviation. The aircraft is in the landing configuration, it’s slow, the flight crew can be harmed,” says Randy Burg, director of operations at Salt Lake International.

The Utah Dept. of Transportation has scheduled lane restrictions and closures in Salt Lake County and throughout Utah.

In Salt Lake City, eastbound I-80 will be closed at I-215 from midnight Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday for concrete repair. Several on- and off-ramps in the downtown area will also be closed:

• 500 South to southbound I-15
• 500 South to westbound I-80
• northbound I-15 to 600 South
• southbound I-15 to westbound I-80
• eastbound I-80 to 600 South
• eastbound I-80 to southbound I-15
• eastbound I-80 to northbound I-15
   

On I-215, there will be nightly lane restrictions between Parley’s Canyon and 6200 South. Additionally, there will be ramp closures at California Ave., SR-201 and Union Park Ave. for pavement repairs and barrier work.