Man killed, woman injured in Santaquin yard accident

SANTAQUIN, Utah — One man was killed and a woman was seriously injured when a pick-up truck rolled over them in Santaquin yard Saturday afternoon.

Sgt. Mike Wall with the Santaquin Police Department said the family parked a pickup truck in the yard near 1600 S. Windemere Road at approximately 4:30 p.m.

“A 23-year-old male was loading the rocks and his mother who is a 47-year-old female was behind the truck,” Wall said. “While the truck was parked there, a young boy… jumped inside the truck and hit the gear selector handle up on the steering column of the truck.”

Wall said the truck then rolled over the 23-year-old man and the 47-year-old woman.

The woman is the boy’s grandmother. The male victim was the young boy’s father. 

“Officers provided life-saving measures at the scene but he was eventually pronounced dead at the scene,” Wall said.

The grandmother was injured and airlifted to a hospital, but Wall did not know her condition.

KSL TV confirmed the identity of the man as Jonathan Rodriguez. If you wish to support the family, you can donate to their GoFundMe*.

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