EMERY COUNTY, Utah, Oct. 2, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — A passenger in a Ford pickup truck was killed Sunday in a 6 a.m. rollover on Interstate 70.
The accident happened near milepost 135, in Emery County.
“The Ford traveled off the left side of the roadway on a gradual right turn,” says a report from Utah Highway Patrol.
“The driver of the Ford steered back to the right in an over-correcting fashion. The driver lost control and went off the right side of the roadway and rolled.”
The female passenger was not wearing a seatbelt, the statement says.
She “was ejected from the vehicle. She was transported from the scene by EMS, but died a short time later.”
Gephardt Daily will have more information on the incident as details are released.
