Price Man Dies When Brakes Fail In Fairview Truck Accident

Price Man Dies
Photo: Utah Highway Patrol

Price Man Dies When Brakes Fail In Fairview Truck Accident

FAIRVIEW, UTAH – June 14, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) –

Photo: Utah Highway Patrol
Photo: Utah Highway Patrol

A Price, Utah man was killed Saturday after the brakes on his semi-truck over heated causing him to lose control of his vehicle on SR-31.

According to the Utah Highway Patrol, witnesses say Troy Young, 49, was traveling at a high rate of speed with a backhoe in tow when the brakes on his truck appeared to go out.

Troopers say Young was fighting to control the truck when he overshot the road near mile post 2 and was ejected as the vehicle rolled on an adjacent hillside.

UHP investigators say Young died at the scene.

They say he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.

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