UHP: Driver fleeing from traffic stop found dead in crash
Sep 4, 2024, 5:14 PM | Updated: Sep 5, 2024, 1:56 pm
The driver of the Dodge Charger died after fleeing police and losing control of his car. (Utah Highway Patrol)
(Utah Highway Patrol)
EAST CARBON CITY, Carbon County — Police said a traffic stop turned fatal after the driver, a 39-year-old Fort Duchesne man who was being investigated for DUI, fled from a trooper, crashed, and was thrown from their car Wednesday afternoon.
Utah Highway Patrol’s Lt. Cameron Roden told KSL TV that a UHP trooper stopped the car, a Dodge Charger, on state Route 6 near East Carbon City at approximately 2:30 p.m. The trooper began a DUI investigation and asked the driver to exit the vehicle, but the driver refused and fled.
Roden said troopers attempted to spike the fleeing car but were unsuccessful. Several miles from the spike trap, troopers found the car crashed with the driver ejected from it. Police said the driver lost control, and the vehicle rolled.
Medical personnel were reportedly immediately dispatched.
UHP said the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
This is a breaking news story and may be updated when more information is provided.
