TOOELE COUNTY, August 31, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) – A tire blowout on a passenger car led to the death of a truck driver Friday morning on westbound Interstate 80 in Tooele County.
According to Cpl. Luis Silva with the Utah Highway Patrol, the crash happened about 11:30 a.m. near milepost 107.
“A Mazda 3 passenger vehicle experienced a tire blowout,” Silva said. “The driver lost control of the Mazda, which then struck a dump truck. The dump truck hit a guardrail and rolled down an embankment before catching fire.
“The driver of the dump truck sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene.”
The driver of the Mazda, identified as a 19-year-old female, was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Westbound I-80 was closed for several hours while crash investigators cleared the scene.
The name of the truck driver has yet to be released.
Gephardt Daily will update the story as more information is made available.
