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Fatal Crash: Parley’s Canyon, Wrong-Way

Sunday May 10, 2020

On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at approximately 11:41 pm, there were multiple reports of a silver passenger car driving westbound in eastbound lanes near milepost 141 on I-80 in Parley’s Canyon.  Moments later, with several troopers responding from Salt Lake and Summit County, further reports came in of a serious crash just three miles from the initial calls. 

Troopers arrived on scene of a wrong-way collision involving a 2001, silver Toyota Corolla and a 2015, white Ford F-250 pulling an enclosed trailer.  The driver and sole occupant of the Toyota received fatal injuries in the collision.  The male driver and female passenger of the Ford were able to exit the vehicle before flames completely engulfed the passenger compartment. Eastbound traffic was temporarily shut down until officers on scene were able to allow vehicles to pass using the emergency lane. Crews opened all eastbound lanes approximately four hours later.

The Ford’s occupants were transported to area hospitals and are not believed to have life-threatening injuries. 

Troopers are unsure why the Corolla was traveling westbound in eastbound lanes and are further investigating the incident. The deceased driver was identified as Arturo Hernandez, age 50, of Park City, Utah.

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Hillary Koellner
Director of Public Affairs
Department of Public Safety
hmkoellner@utah.gov

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