Driver allegedly ran red light in fatal Mountain View Corridor crash

A 34-year-old man died Sunday after he was hit by an SUV that ran a red light on the Mountain View Corridor in West Valley City, police said.

A 34-year-old man died Sunday after he was hit by an SUV that ran a red light on the Mountain View Corridor in West Valley City, police said. (Sean Estes, KSL-TV)


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WEST VALLEY CITY — A 34-year-old man was killed in a crash on the Mountain View Corridor Sunday after being hit by another vehicle that ran a red light, according to police.

About 1:20 a.m., a black Lexus SUV was westbound on 6200 South when the 19-year-old driver ran a red light at the Mountain View Corridor intersection, according to West Valley police.

Joshua Thomas was driving a black Trans Am and traveling south when he was "T-boned" on the driver's side by the SUV, police said. Thomas died while emergency crews were transporting him to a local hospital.

The 19-year-old driver did not show any signs of impairment, according to police. He was not arrested and as of Wednesday had not been charged as the crash remains under investigation.

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Pat Reavy interned with KSL in 1989 and has been a full-time journalist for either KSL or Deseret News since 1991. For the past 25 years, he has worked primarily the cops and courts beat.

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