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SOUTH JORDAN — The driver who crashed his truck into a South Jordan lake last week has died.
The man, who was pulled from his submerged truck after it crashed into Oquirrh Lake in the Daybreak community, died Thursday from injuries sustained in the crash, South Jordan police announced on Friday.
Police did not release the man's name.
On the afternoon of April 17, the truck was heading northeast on Duckhorn Drive at a high rate of speed and ran through the stop sign at Kestrel Rise Road, police said in a statement. The truck crashed into a parked, unoccupied vehicle and then flipped over, landing upside down in Oquirrh Lake.
The driver of the truck was pulled from the submerged vehicle by good Samaritans who witnessed the incident. "They entered the lake without hesitation, retrieved the individual from the water, and performed CPR until emergency medical personnel arrived," police said.
The driver was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died one week later.
Police said they're still investigating the crash but have already determined that speed was a factor.
This story may be updated.
