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KEARNS — Officials on Saturday identified the woman who died Friday in a crash near 5850 S. 5600 West.
Magna resident Cecilia Ruby Chavez, 37, was killed and two others suffered serious and critical injuries, Unified police said.
Unified officers were with a 26-year-old woman in front of Jefferson Junior High School for a keep the peace call on Friday, UPD Sgt. Melody Cutler said.
About 8 p.m., after meeting with police, the woman attempted to leave the school going northbound on 5600 West.
However, she did not see a southbound car approaching and it T-boned her vehicle.
Chavez and her 14-year-old daughter were in the southbound vehicle.
The impact killed Chavez despite officers performing CPR and her daughter suffered serious injuries.
The 26-year-old woman also suffered critical injuries and was transported to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray.
Cutler said there was no evidence impairment was a factor in the crash.
UPD’s crash analysis and reconstruction team was on the scene Friday night investigating.
The crash closed both directions of 5600 West until about midnight.
