Cottonwood Heights man dies after colliding with box truck on I-15

One man has died after his car collided with a box truck on I-15 Monday, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

One man has died after his car collided with a box truck on I-15 Monday, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. (Utah Department of Transportation)


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MIDVALE — A 91-year-old man was killed Monday after he collided with a stopped car on the shoulder of the freeway

Southbound vehicles were slowing near 8200 South on I-15 due to a box truck that was stopped on the right shoulder. A man driving a white Kia Forte went into the right shoulder and rear-ended the box truck at about 1 p.m., said Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Cameron Roden.

The Kia driver, identified Thursday as Grant Smith Fairbanks, of Cottonwood Heights, was transported in critical condition to a hospital, but died after arriving.

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