SALT LAKE CITY — Officials with Utah Highway Patrol have now released the name of the driver killed in a rollover crash on southbound I-15 Tuesday morning. The victim was 26-year-old Johann Deaquiz Robles from Murray, Utah.
According to the highway patrol, Robles was traveling north on Interstate 15 at 6:03 a.m. when he lost control and near 200 South. His vehicle would go into the median before rolling multiple times and coming to a rest in the southbound lanes of traffic.
Officials say Robles wasn't wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. He died at the scene.
Following the crash, all southbound lanes of I-15 and two northbound lanes were closed and traffic was diverted to I-80 for a couple of hours while the investigation took place. Investigators say they believe Robles lost control due to icy conditions in the area.
