1 dead, 1 injured in crash near Santaquin

One person is dead and another was injured in a crash that happened on I-15 a mile south of Santaquin on Sunday, the Utah Highway Patrol said.

One person is dead and another was injured in a crash that happened on I-15 a mile south of Santaquin on Sunday, the Utah Highway Patrol said. (Utah Department of Public Safety)


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SANTAQUIN — One person is dead and another was injured in a crash that happened on I-15 a mile south of Santaquin, the Utah Highway Patrol said.

Investigators believe the crash happened about 2:26 p.m. Sunday when the driver of a Tesla sedan "lost control in the slushy conditions," leaving the freeway and striking a cable barrier. The Tesla then rebounded across the lanes of traffic and went into the median, according to a release from UHP.

Shortly after the Tesla crash, a PT Cruiser "also lost control and spun into the median at the same location," the release said.

The PT Cruiser struck the Tesla. The driver of the PT Cruiser, a woman, was injured and was transported to the hospital, troopers said. The passenger of the PT Cruiser, a male, suffered fatal injuries, the department confirmed.

The identity of the deceased has not been publicly released pending family notification.

The crash and subsequent investigation forced the closure of southbound I-15 for about three hours on Sunday, UHP said.

Correction: A previous version said a passenger in the Tesla died. That has been corrected to a passenger in the PT Cruiser.

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