DUCHESNE COUNTY, Utah — Three people died after a car crash in Duchesne County Friday afternoon.
Utah Highway Patrol said the victims were in a Kia hatchback, traveling west on U.S. Highway 40 near Starvation Reservoir. Around 2:10 p.m., an eastbound semi-truck drifted to the right, going off the road and hitting the guardrail. The truck driver then over-corrected, crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the Kia head-on.
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All three people in the Kia died at the scene. The truck driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The Utah Highway Patrol shared that those killed were Frederick Wright, 54, Heather Wright, 52, and Jackson Wright, 18. All three were from Vernal.
