1 dead in crash near Moab; U.S. 191 closed

A multi-vehicle crash occurred on Friday in Moab, killing the driver of one of the vehicles involved.

A multi-vehicle crash occurred on Friday in Moab, killing the driver of one of the vehicles involved. (Utah Highway Patrol)


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MOAB — One person died in a multi-car crash on U.S. 191 near Moab on Friday.

Three vehicles were involved in the crash, Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Zach Randall said.

A Ford Escape was traveling south when it crossed the center lane and struck a Ford F550 hauling three Ram Sprinter vans, police said. After the collision, the Escape came to rest in the northbound lanes, where it was clipped by a commercial vehicle also traveling north.

The driver of the Escape died in the crash, though police did not say which crash caused the driver's death.

U.S. 191 is closed in both directions south of Moab on the border of Grand and San Juan counties.

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Joe Wirthlin is a breaking news reporter who also covers Tooele County and religion in Utah. He began his journalism career at Brigham Young University, where he worked at the Daily Universe before he joined the KSL team in 2025. Born in Massachusetts, Joe moved across the country with his family, supporting his father in the military, before settling in Utah in 2021.

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