Cory B. Wride Memorial Highway
The State of Utah passed SB0234 that become effective on May 13, 2014.1 The bill modified the State Highways Act and designated a section of SR-73 to the Cory B. Wride Memorial Highway. The bill selected the highway of SR-73 from Route 68 westerly to the Tooele County line. It also provisioned that the Department of Transportation should designated future state highway maps with the new name.2
Memorial on SR-73
Memorial Text
On January 30, 2014, wile patrolling the Eagle Mountain area, Sergeant Cory Wride discovered a vehicle parked alongside SR 73 with its hazard light son. He pulled behind the vehicle and checked the occupants. As he was attempting to find out the identity of the male passenger in the vehicle, the back window of the suspect vehicle opened and a male suspect fired seven rounds into sergeant Wride’s vehicle. Two of the rounds fired by the suspect hit Sergeant Wride, causing his death.
the suspects fled the scene after shooting Sergeant Wride. The suspect vehicle was later located and attempts were made to stop the vehicle. Deputy Greg Sherwood was seriously injured by the male suspect who shot two rounds into Deputy Sherwood’s vehicle. After shooting Deputy Sherwood and again fleeing the scene the suspects were finally stopped in Juab County where the male suspect was shot and later died from his injuries. The female suspect was taken into custody.
Seargent Wride was shot and killed by a suspect who had been released from prison and was wanted on a parole violation. Sergeant Wride was ambushed with no opportunity to defend himself or return fire.
The Purple Heart was awarded to Sergeant Wride who, during the performance of his official Sheriff’s Office duties, sustained substantial bodily injury through the hostile actions of another. Cory’s legacy is one that other Deputies should strive to emulate and one which will never be forgotten.
Sergeant Cory Wride proudly served the City of Eagle Mountain as a Patrol Sergeant. he was dedicated to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office and to the city Eagle Mountain. Sergeant Wride had 19 years of experience in providing service and protection to the citizens of Utah County where he worked in the areas of Corrections, Patrol, K-9, SWAT and Internal Investigations. He was also a Utah National Guard veteran. he was devoted husband and father, whose number one priority was his family. He is survived by his wife, Nanette Wride, and five children. Sergeant Cory Wride was laid to rest in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery. 3
Pictures of Memorial
The below photos were taken on 8/12/2024
- Madelein Brown, “State to Honor Sgt. Cory Wride by Renaming Highway Where He Died,” KSL.com, March 12, 2014, https://www.ksl.com/article/29040265/state-to-honor-sgt-cory-wride-by-renaming-highway-where-he-died. ↩︎
- Cory B. Wride Memorial Highway. Utah S.B. 234 (2014) ↩︎
- Memorial Inscription, Cory B. Wride Memorial Highway, Eagle Mountain Utah ↩︎
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