WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah, Sept. 26, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Three people were injured, one fatally, after a one-vehicle crash at Snow Canyon State Park.
Emergency medical personnel called to the scene near the Lava Tubes parking lot just before 10 p.m. Wednesday had to use extrication tools to remove all three occupants from the badly damaged vehicle, Santa Clara-Ivins Fire and Rescue said online Thursday.
One of the three was declared deceased at the scene, according to the release, while the other two were flown by Life Flight medical helicopters to the St. George Regional Medical Center. The Washington County Accident Reconstruction Team was working the scene.
A Utah State Parks spokesman told Gephardt Daily the deceased was a 19-year-old male and was the driver, who lost control in a turn leading to the rollover in the lava fields at the state park. Excessive speed was believed to be a factor, said Eric Stucki, of state parks law enforcement.
Stucki said the two passengers were 18-year-old females, one transported in serious condition and the other in critical condition with possible life-threatening injuries.
A total of 27 emergency medical personnel responded to the incident, Santa Clara-Ivins said, including four ambulances and the two medical choppers.
