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Driver killed in weather-related crash on I-15
Feb 23, 2023, 4:59 PM
A man getting onto I-15 at 5300 South was killed Wednesday when he lost control of his car in the snow and was hit by a tow truck, troopers said. (FILE PHOTO)
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MURRAY, Utah — One person was killed in a weather-related crash on I-15 on Wednesday.
At approximately 5:15 p.m, a Subaru Legacy was getting on the freeway at 5300 South when the driver “started to lose control in the snowy road conditions,” according to a statement from the Utah Highway Patrol.
“The car was fishtailing and swerved into lane two in front of a tow truck hauling a vehicle. The front of the tow truck struck the driver’s side doors of the Subaru,” troopers said.
The 29-year-old Subaru driver died while en route to the hospital. His name has not yet been released. The driver of the tow truck was not injured.
