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CLEARFIELD — Troopers have identified a man who was hit and killed while changing a tire on the side of the freeway Wednesday night.
Romualdo Hernandez Sanches, 35, of Saratoga Springs, was driving a pickup truck when it broke down while in the southbound HOV lane on I-15 near the Antelope Drive exit about 7:30 p.m. He got out of his truck and was in the narrow shoulder area between the truck and concrete barrier, where it was dark, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
Police said they believe Sanchez was changing his left rear wheel.
Drivers did not see him until it was too late and swerved to get out of the way. The driver of a silver Malibu saw a car ahead swerve at the last second to the right, and the Malibu driver swerved to the left, hitting the rear of the truck and striking the man in the shoulder of the freeway before crashing into the wall, said UHP Sgt. Rick Shrader.
Sanchez died at the scene.
The Malibu driver, a 25-year-old man, sustained minor injuries in the crash.
Contributing: Bridger Beal-Cvetko
