MILLARD COUNTY, Utah, July 1, 2016 (Gephardt Daily) — A 26-year-old West Jordan woman killed in a wrong-way crash Thursday afternoon in Millard County has been identified.
UHP spokesman Sgt. Todd Royce said Jessie A. Jensen, the driver of a Saturn Ion, was initially traveling in the northbound lanes of I-15 when she managed to turn the vehicle around using a emergency lane in the median. She then drove southbound on northbound I-15 until she collided with a Dodge Grand Caravan head-on.
Jensen was killed in the accident.
There were two young female passengers in the Saturn. One of the children sustained critical but not life-threatening injuries, and was flown to Primary Children’s Hospital. The other child was uninjured.
The driver of the Dodge sustained minor injuries and was transported to Fillmore Community Medical Center.
All of the occupants except Jensen were properly restrained.
It is unknown why the Saturn was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes. The investigation is ongoing.
