UINTAH COUNTY, Utah — A 19-year-old man was killed early Monday after his SUV collided with another SUV in Uintah County.
The 19-year-old was heading westbound on US-40 in a Nissan Rogue at around 7:15 a.m. when it slid out of control and slammed into a Jeep Cherokee in the opposite lane of traffic.
After being transported to the hospital, the driver later died.
The two 17-year-old occupants of the Jeep were also transported with non-life-threatening injuries.
Traffic was shut down before reopening while Utah Highway Patrol troopers investigated the accident.
