Two fatally struck on I-215 after exiting an SUV in Murray, authorities say

MURRAY — Two people were struck by two different cars on Interstate 215 early Saturday, killing them both.

The Department of Public Safety said there was a dark-colored SUV that pulled over to the shoulder of I-215 near 900 West just before 4 a.m. For an unknown reason, a woman exited the SUV and “entered the right travel lane,” the DPS said. She was then struck by a Kia Spectra.

The man who had been driving the SUV saw the crash and exited the driver’s seat of the car, moving toward the woman on the ground. He was subsequently struck by a different passing car, which was a dark Volkswagen Tiguan, according to the DPS.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The man was taken to the hospital where he was also declared deceased a short time later.

Why the SUV was stopped in the first place is what investigators are trying to figure out.

“Try to figure out the why and that’s what people want to know is why did this happen,” said Sgt. Chris Bishop with the Utah Highway Patrol to KSL TV. “Sometimes we just don’t know and in this case, we may not know with both of them being deceased.”

Bishop described the crash as tragic.

“Both in their 20s. Both young,” he said. “Lots of life ahead of them, so it’s just really tragic.”

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