TOOELE COUNTY, Utah, March 28, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Highway Patrol has identified the two men who died Wednesday, near Erda, after being struck by a semi.
The driver of the silver Chevrolet Corvette was 66-year-old Robert Chato Rainwater. His passenger was 65-year-old Alan Boyd Anderson. Both were Tooele residents.
The collision happened at about 9:47 a.m. Wednesday, when the Corvette was at the intersection of Parachute Parklane and State Route 179 and made a left turn to go west towards Grantsville.
The car turned in front of a blue Freightliner semi (tractor only). The Freightliner then struck the Corvette on the driver’s side. Both men in the car sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene.
Find their obituaries at these links: Robert Chato Rainwater and Alan Boyd Anderson
The driver of the semi was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
SR-179 was closed at the intersection, and eastbound traffic was diverted onto Parachute Parklane, then onto Pole Canyon Road during the investigation.
