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LAYTON — A woman is dead and her 3-year-old son was critically injured after a police chase on I-15 ended in a crash early Sunday.
The woman was identified Monday as Emma Gordhamer, 25, of Holladay.
At about 7:30 a.m., the Utah Highway Patrol says a trooper in Davis County spotted a minivan that fellow troopers in Salt Lake County had clocked going over 100 mph on the freeway. The trooper attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the woman driving the van would not stop, according to UHP Capt. Chris Simmons.
The van attempted to exit I-15 at Antelope Drive in Layton but rolled due to the high rate of speed, he said.
Gordhamer and her 3-year-old son were both thrown from the vehicle, Simmons said. The woman died at the scene and the boy suffered critical injuries and was flown to Primary Children's Hospital.
Investigators say they are not sure if Gordhamer was wearing a seat belt, but they do know the child was not properly restrained in a car seat. Initially, police reported the vehicle as a Dodge Caravan, but later clarified it was a Honda Odyssey.
