One dead in crash with dump truck in Tooele
May 17, 2023, 4:26 PM | Updated: May 18, 2023, 6:10 am
(Utah Highway Patrol)
TOOELE, Utah — A man was killed in a crash at the intersection of state Route 36 and Village Blvd. in Tooele.
According to Sgt. Cam Roden with Utah Highway Patrol said the crash occurred around 3 p.m. Wednesday when a dump truck and a Chevy Tahoe crashed.
State troopers said the driver of the Tahoe hesitated on a left-hand turn before pulling into the intersection in front of the dump truck. The dump truck hit the Tahoe, killing the 56-year-old man who was driving the Tahoe.
The driver of the dump truck was uninjured. S.R. 36 was closed for approximately three hours and the crash remains under investigation.