UHP identifies UTV driver ejected, killed in Richfield crash

Photo: Utah Highway Patrol

RICHFIELD, Utah, April 27, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Police have identified the UTV driver who died after being ejected in a crash with a car Monday afternoon.

Jack Becker, 54, of Richfield, was critically injured in the crash and transported to Sevier Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

Emergency dispatchers received a call about 4:10 p.m. Monday regarding a crash involving a car and a UTV near 1100 S. Main St., the Richfield City Police Department said in a news release.

The UTV made a left turn in front of a Hyundai Elantra, which struck the UTV broadside and caused it to roll, according to UHP.

“The 54-year-old male driver of the UTV was not restrained and was ejected,” UHP said in a news release.

A pregnant woman in the Elantra was taken to the hospital as a precaution, according to UHP.

Main Street was closed from 1000 South to 1200 South while officials investigated the crash.

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office also responded.

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