19-year-old dead after rollover crash in Vernal

Aug 27, 2024, 5:38 PM

Utah HIghway Patrol responded to a crash on State Route 40 that killed a 19-year-old. (Utah Highway Patrol)

(Utah Highway Patrol)

BY EMMA KEDDINGTON

Producer/Reporter

VERNAL, Utah — A 19 year old is dead in Vernal after a rollover crash Tuesday afternoon.

Utah Highway Patrol says at around 12:17 p.m., the man and an 18-year-old woman were in a Honda Sedan traveling westbound on SR-40, mile post 136.

The car drifted left, crossed the center line and crashed into a metal barrier. The car then rolled down an embankment and both occupants were ejected.

The 18-year-old female was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.

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