Victim of wrong-way crash on I-15 in Millard County is identified
Oct 19, 2024, 3:19 PM | Updated: Oct 28, 2024, 12:55 pm
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(Utah Highway Patrol)
COVE FORT, Millard County — The Utah Department of Public Safety released the identity of a woman killed earlier this week in a two-vehicle crash in Millard County.
On Thursday, Melissa MacDonald, 55, of North Miami, Florida, died after the Toyota Corolla she was traveling in struck a Dodge truck in a wrong-way crash at milepost 132 of Interstate 15 near the Interstate 70 junction. Three other people were injured in the crash.
A 10-year-old in the Dodge also died in the crash.
The UHP says the crash occurred at 5:15 a.m. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the Toyota Corolla was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes.
The northbound lanes were closed for several hours following the crash
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