Head-on crash on SR-24 in Wayne County kills 1, injures 2 others

Oct 19, 2023, 3:36 PM

One person was killed and two others were injured after a head-on collision in Wayne County, Utah, early Thursday morning. (Utah Highway Patrol)

(Utah Highway Patrol)

BY SIMONE SEIKALY

Digital Content Producer

SALT LAKE CITY — One person was killed and two others were injured when a car traveling south on SR-24 crossed the center line and crashed into another car.

The Utah Highway Patrol said the driver of a tan Buick LeSabre died at the crash scene. A driver and passenger of a Hyundai Santa Fe were hospitalized with serious injuries.

Troopers are on scene of a fatal crash on SR-24 at mile post 119 in Wayne County. Please use an alternate route around the area for the next couple of hours as Troopers investigate the crash. pic.twitter.com/GCckO2st4t

— Utah Highway Patrol (@UTHighwayPatrol) October 19, 2023

In an email to KSL, the UHP said they were investigating impairment as a possible contributing factor to this deadly crash.

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