BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah — A man was killed in Box Elder County on Thursday after he was struck by multiple semi-trucks on Interstate 84, the Utah Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened at around 7:47 p.m. on the eastbound lanes of the highway, with troopers the 48-year-old man was walking into town after his vehicle broke down a few miles away.
Before the collision, the man approached a trooper at the scene of a jack-knifed semi to ask for a ride to town. The trooper agreed and told the victim to wait in his car, but he continued walking.
Troopers say that near milepost 4 of I-84, the driver of a semi saw the victim at the last second and attempted to swerve to avoid him. However, the pedestrian was struck by the side view mirror of the vehicle and thrown to the ground.
A second semi that was directly behind the first was unable to stop or see what happened ahead of him and struck the pedestrian. Investigators say the pedestrian died from the impact.
FOX 13 News is in contact with detectives about the crash and will update this article when we learn more.
