Driver fatally injured in Holladay rollover accident

First responders on the scene of a fatal accident at 6070 Highland Drive early Thursday morning. Photo: Gephardt Daily/Monico Garza/SLCScanner

HOLLADAY, Utah, Sept. 3, 2020 (Gephardt Daily) —  A male driver was fatally injured in a violent crash in Holladay early Thursday morning.

Unified Police Lt. Paul Barker told Gephardt Daily the driver was headed southbound on Highland Drive about 1:50 a.m. when he drove off the road and clipped a street sign before careening into a gas station parking lot at 6070 S. Highland Drive.

The green Volkswagen came to a stop upside down in the parking lot of the Chevron just a few feet from gas pumps. Its engine was detached during the crash and smashed through the brick wall of a neighboring business.

Barker said the cause of the accident had yet to be determined although it appeared excessive speed was a factor.

First responders on the scene of a fatal accident at 6070 Highland Drive early Thursday morning Photo Gephardt DailyMonico GarzaSLCScanner

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld pending notification of family members.

Gephardt Daily will update this story as more information becomes available.

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