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Investigators are trying something different to get information about a deadly hit and run that killed a teen near Payson last year. Officials say they’ve come to a dead end.
Seventeen year-old Nathan Tyler Haun was found in the middle of the road near 2000 West Arrowhead Trail with a significant amount of trauma on his body. Utah County Sheriff’s Sergeant Spencer Cannon says Haun was likely the victim of a hit and run crash, and they don’t believe the driver who hit him could not have known they hit something.
Investigators have been able to spot three vehicles that drove through the area thanks to video surveillance at a nearby public works building. Cannon states, “One was [driven by] a person who that went by prior to him being hit. Another was one we couldn’t identify. The third one was the person who found Nathan.”
They have an idea of what kind of car may have hit Haun because of forensic evidence they gathered. “We’ve had that narrowed down by the manufacturer to a piece coming from some kind of a large pick-up or a large SUV, possibly a Dodge,” Cannon says.
Aside from that, they have very few clues to work with. Cannon says they’ve looked into every tip they’ve received and have spoken with every person they believe had contact with Haun before he died. They’ve had two other police agencies look over all the evidence they’ve gathered, and they’ve even listened to a few psychics who approached them with theories. “At this point, we don’t really care how we get the information. If a psychic happens to have something that’s going to be of value to us, we’re more than happy to take it.”
The latest thing they’re trying is placing a four foot by eight foot sign at the crash site. Cannon says, “We hope that this might stir up some memories or maybe give somebody a twinge of guilt if they do know something.” It tells people passing by about how Haun was found there, and that there’s a $5,000 reward for anyone who provides information leading to an arrest.
