NEPHI, Utah, Oct. 30, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Highway Patrol has released more details about a car crash that killed a 41-year-old Enoch man Sunday in Nephi.
Joshua M. Dupass was killed in a crash on Interstate 15 near mile marker 227, according to UHP. Troopers were alerted at 12:26 p.m. to the crash, which was blocking both southbound lanes of the roadway.
“This area has an active construction zone and a previous crash had caused traffic to back up in the area,” the UPH statement says. “When troopers arrived, they found two vehicles involved in the crash, which was a rear-end style collision.
“There were four occupants in the vehicle that was rear ended. All four occupants suffered injuries. Three of them have injuries ranging from mild to extremely critical and one suffered fatal injuries.”
The two occupants of the second vehicle received minor injuries.
Southbound I-15 was closed while troopers conducted an investigation into the crash, the statement says. Traffic was diverted onto state Route 28 at mile marker 228. All lanes were reopened at 4 p.m. Sunday.
