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SALINA, Sevier County — A central Utah family is sharing more about how their brother died in a crash, and they're asking other drivers to slow down and pay attention at night and during winter weather.
Dwight Davis, 43, of Salina, was killed Friday night. The situation began with a missed turn on U.S. 89 near Ephraim. Davis' truck slid into a gate and got stuck in a ditch. Its trailer, which was hauling a boat, jackknifed into the road. "They had to pull the boat straight across the highway so that they could pull the whole truck out," explained Veronica Banks, one of Davis' sisters.
Davis was working with a friend to get unstuck when another truck approached.
"The boat was blocking the entire lane," Banks said. "Dwight was on the north side of the boat, and this truck came from nowhere as he was bent over and hit the boat." The boat fatally pinned Davis, the family said.
Davis was a mechanic who leaves behind three children and two grandchildren.
"He would give you the shirt off of his back if he could. If you needed it, he would give it to you," Banks said.
"Ninety percent of the time, he didn't have a shirt on to give you, though," joked Katie Crane, another sister.
The sisters want to remind Utahns to be careful out there.
"Pay attention," Crane urged. "Slow down, especially when the roads are icy."
The family is now planning two funerals. Davis' father died of a heart attack just a few days earlier. They've set up an online fundraiser through GoFundMe * to help pay for final expenses.
"Hug your loved ones tight," Crane said. "You never know when the last time is."
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