North Salt Lake man dies in Nevada car crash

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SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man died after driving off the side of a Nevada freeway and crashing Monday morning. The Nevada Highway Patrol said troopers responded to a vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near mile maker 64, about 25 miles west of Winnemucca and 8 miles east of Imlay. A preliminary investigation determined that a green Toyota Highlander driven by 38-year-old Ricardo Espinoza of North Salt Lake, Utah, was traveling westbound on I-80. "The Toyota traveled off the left side of the highway and entered onto the center median," NHP said in a press release. "The driver input steering to the right and the vehicle crossed both westbound travel lanes and ultimately overturned on the outside shoulder of the highway." NHP said that Espinoza was not wearing a seatbelt during the crash and suffered fatal injuries. Related Story: Driver dead after rolling semi truck into frozen reservoir