SALT LAKE CITY — A man died after police say the SUV he was driving was involved in a crash with a construction vehicle at an active construction zone near Salt Lake City International Airport Tuesday night.
Police and paramedics responded to a report of a crash at 1250 N. 2200 West, just east of the airport, shortly after 8:15 p.m. They arrived to find a crash between an SUV and a front-end loader construction vehicle, according to the Salt Lake police.
The driver of the SUV, identified as 19-year-old Brian Johnson, was transported to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said. No other injuries were reported.
Salt Lake police say it's unclear what caused the crash, which remained under investigation on Wednesday.
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Carter Williams is a reporter for KSL.com. He covers Salt Lake City, statewide transportation issues, outdoors, the environment and weather. He is a graduate of Southern Utah University.
