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SALT LAKE CITY — Icy road conditions may be the cause of a slew of crashes on I-15 and I-80 Tuesday morning, including one fatal rollover that closed the road for three hours.
About 6 a.m., a red Ford truck heading north on I-15 "lost control and spun off the roadway to the left into the median," around 200 South, according to Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Cam Roden.
The truck rolled multiple times in the median, Roden said, ejecting the driver and throwing him into the southbound lanes of traffic.
The driver, Johann Deaquiz Robles, 26, of Murray, "sustained fatal injuries" in the crash. "Initial indications show that the driver may have lost control due to icy conditions in the area," according to a press release, and an initial investigation concluded the driver was not wearing a seat belt.
All southbound traffic was diverted to I-80, and the left two lanes of I-15 heading north were also closed during the investigation, Roden said.
A road weather alert was put in place Monday night until 10 a.m. Tuesday as patchy ice developed from freezing temperatures and occasional snow showers. As of 7:30 a.m., there have been at least three reported accidents on I-80 in Salt Lake County and two on I-15.
Correction: An earlier version stated the victim was 21-years-old. He was 26-years-old.
