BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah —  A man driving westbound on SR 102 on Sunday night was seriously injured when his vehicle hit a cow.

The Utah Highway Patrol said the driver, the only occupant of the car, had to be extracted. He was then transported by ground to a hospital and then flown to a trauma center in critical condition.

The cow did not survive.

The UHP says they are looking into how the cow got onto the roadway.

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