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WEST JORDAN — Speed and alcohol were believed to be contributing factors in a fatal car accident early Tuesday.
About 12:20 a.m., a Mercedes-Benz traveling along Old Bingham Highway near 5500 West went off the road for an unknown reason, smashed into a power pole on the driver's side, snapping the pole, bounced off and hit another power pole, said West Jordan Police Sgt. Dan Roberts.
Kolby Horton, 22, of Kearns, was pronounced dead at the scene, Roberts said.
A 22-year-old male passenger, who had also been drinking and may have been in shock, got out of the car and walked to a nearby TRAX station, where officers found him a short time after responding to the scene, Roberts said. He was treated for minor injuries.
Power was temporarily knocked out in the area as a result of the accident.
