SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah, March 1, 2020 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Highway Patrol has released the name of a wrong-way driver killed early Saturday morning when his SUV collided head-on with a semi on Interstate 80 near Emigration Canyon.
The deceased has been identified as Evan Thomas, 23, from Salt Lake City.
According to a statement by the Utah Highway Patrol, troopers were called to the scene of the crash at mile marker 133 around 3:30 a.m. When they arrived they found Thomas dead. Investigators said he was not wearing a seatbelt and had been partially ejected from his SUV.
The UHP said the driver of the semi was evaluated by medical personnel at the accident site and was released.
Investigators have yet to determine why Thomas was headed west in I-80’s eastbound lanes.
Gephardt Daily will update the story as more information becomes available.
