SALT LAKE CITY — A woman was killed after the SUV she was driving veered off Interstate 215 in Salt Lake City and crashed into a tree on Wednesday.
The Utah Highway Patrol said the SUV went off the northbound lanes of the highway near 300 North, although troopers are unsure why. After striking the tree, the female driver died, and a male passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Utah Highway Patrol
Two right lanes at the accident site were closed so UHP can continue its crash investigation and were reopened after 3 p.m.