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ST. GEORGE — A Washington City man was killed in a violent two-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 in the Virgin River Gorge, Arizona, Wednesday.
The man, identified as 56-year-old John Keysor, was pronounced dead at the scene, Arizona Department of Public Safety Sgt. John Bottoms said.
Keysor was southbound on I-15 in a white Saturn four-door when he stopped his vehicle in a lane of traffic in Mohave County. His vehicle was then struck from behind by a gray Nissan as it came around a near-blind curve in the roadway, Bottoms said.
The 30-year-old woman driving the Nissan was injured when her vehicle rolled after the impact. She was transported to Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite, Nevada, for treatment and later released, the sergeant said.
Witnesses told officers that when Keysor neared the Interstate’s exit out of the Virgin River Gorge, he stopped his vehicle “for reasons unknown,” Bottoms said.
