Driver killed, 1 hospitalized in Summit County wrong-way crash

One person is dead, and another was hospitalized following a crash on I-80 in Summit County on Thursday afternoon.

One person is dead, and another was hospitalized following a crash on I-80 in Summit County on Thursday afternoon. (Derek Petersen, KSL)


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WANSHIP, Summit County — The driver in a wrong-way crash was killed, and another person was hospitalized Thursday afternoon on I-80 in Summit County.

Lt. Zach Randall with the Utah Highway Patrol said a white passenger car was traveling the wrong way on westbound I-80 before it crashed head-on with a white cargo van near Wanship.

The driver of the passenger car died at the scene, and the driver of the cargo van was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, Randall said.

Authorities closed a section of I-80 after the crash.

Police have not yet said what caused the driver to travel in the wrong direction.

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