DELLE, Tooele County — Police have identified a man killed in a rollover crash on I-80 Saturday afternoon.
Utah Highway Patrol said Taniela Kauvaka Hiva Patetefa, 76, of Salt Lake City, died after an SUV he was driving overturned near Delle, Tooele County, on westbound I-80 about 2 p.m.
Two other passengers also in the vehicle survived the crash, UHP said.
In a press release Monday, the Utah Department of Public Safety said a 2006 Lincoln Mark LT pickup truck was traveling west on I-80 when it veered into the median. The vehicle reentered and exited the roadway several times before it crossed all westbound lanes, rotating and eventually overturning on the north shoulder.
UHP said the driver was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the SUV as a result of the crash.
"One of the passengers explained that the driver had slumped over the steering wheel prior to the incident, leading investigators to suspect a medical emergency as the primary cause," the Utah DPS said in the updated press release.
No other information was immediately available.
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