Price Man Dies When Brakes Fail In Fairview Truck Accident
FAIRVIEW, UTAH – June 14, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) –
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.
