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Gene Kennedy ReportingAnthony Figgins: "When it first happened, I couldn't even talk, I called 9-1-1 right away and was just in shock."
A Layton man witnessed a head-on crash that killed two people. It happened this morning in Davis County on the 215 freeway. Two people died and two others are in critical condition.
For most, the morning grind is forgotten by the time people get to work, but after seeing this, Anthony Figgins will remember today's drive to work for weeks to come.
Anthony Figgins, Witness: "I was actually behind the silver car and saw the whole thing."
That silver car he's talking about was heading southbound on the 215 freeway in Davis County. Around 9:00 a.m., the car drove into the grass median and continued for about 100 yards.
Anthony Figgins, Witness: "It was like straight across, it was for a while so you would definitely feel it."
Seconds later the silver car drove into the northbound lanes, into a head-on collision with a state mini-van.
Anthony Figgins, Witness: "When it hit it was like an explosion and stuff. It went everywhere."
Lt. Robert Anderson, Utah Highway Patrol: "We had a number of citizens who stopped and rendered aid."
Figgins was one of them.
Anthony Figgins, Witness: "And we knew we had to try and get the people out,see if they were ok."
The driver in the silver car, Christopher Luke, wasn't breathing. He died.
The men in the van were on their way to a conferance in Ogden. Mitchell Moyers was driving. He's in critical condition. Adam Shewell, a passenger, is doing better, He's in stable condition. But the third person in the van, Glen Williams, died from the impact.
People who worked with him are devastated.
Mitch Jensen, Director, Utah Interpreter Program: "HE was the best that you could ever find. When this happens, it's like a family member. We hope Mitch and Adam recover."
The Utah Highway Patrol says what could have made a difference is if Williams had been wearing his seat belt. Investigators are certain he was not buckled up.
The Utah Highway Patrol is trying to figure out why the driver in that silver car crossed onto the wrong side of the freeway. There are two theories. He either fell asleep behind the wheel or had a medical problem.
