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Alpine Loop motorcycle crash kills 17-year-old

May 12, 2025, 4:06 PM | Updated: 4:51 pm

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An aerial view of the mountains and Utah Lake from Alpine Loop in Alpine, Utah on Saturday, June 15, 2019. (Scott Taylor)

(Scott Taylor)

SALT LAKE CITY — A teenage boy is dead after crashing his motorcycle on the Alpine Loop Monday afternoon.

Lt. Cam Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol said a 17-year-old boy was riding a motorcycle down the Alpine Loop toward American Fork on state Route 92 near the Timpanogos Cave National Monument.

The Department of Public Safety said the teen lost control after rounding a corner. The 17-year-old crashed and sustained serious injuries.

Following this, via ambulance, the 17-year-old was transported further down the canyon, where he was meant to be airlifted in a helicopter to the hospital. However, Roden said the teen died before making it to the helicopter.

The American Fork side of the Alpine Loop is currently closed.


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Alpine Loop motorcycle crash kills 17-year-old