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DUCK CREEK VILLAGE, Kane County — An Enoch man died and a woman was injured after their vehicle rolled 40 feet down an embankment on a snowy highway in southern Utah on Thursday, authorities said.
Utah Highway Patrol officials said Edwin Hackley, 80, died in the crash about 6 miles west of Duck Creek Village, Kane County. Karen Hackley, 76, was transported by ambulance to Cedar City Hospital in unknown condition.
Troopers said Hackley was driving a white Jeep Wrangler east on state Route 14 when he lost control of the vehicle, spun off the road and hit a rock about 10 a.m. The Jeep then rolled about 40 feet down a steep embankment.
Hackley was ejected in the crash and died at the scene. The crash was reported by a snowplow driver who saw the wreckage about an hour and a half after the crash occurred.
The crash remains under investigation. UHP officials said the highway was slick due to snowy conditions in the area at the time.
This story will be updated as soon as more information is made available.
