UHP identifies woman dead, man injured in motorcycle accident


Save Story

Show 1 more video

Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

SUMMIT COUNTY — A woman is dead and her husband has been flown to the hospital in critical condition after a motorcycle crash on I-80 Sunday morning, the Utah Highway Patrol said.

According to UHP Trooper Jared Cornia, at about 11:18 a.m., a vehicle occupied by two men came into contact with a motorcycle ridden by a male driver and female passenger while driving eastbound toward Evanston, Wyoming. The motorcycle went down, ejecting both occupants.

The motorcyclists involved have been identified as Perry L. Smith and Stephanie R. Smith, both 57, of Henderson, Nevada.

Perry sustained critical injuries from the crash and was taken to University Hospital by helicopter. He is expected to recover, according to UHP.

Stephanie sustained fatal injuries at the scene, authorities said.

Both riders were wearing helmets.

Neither of the occupants of the vehicle involved were injured and have yet to be identified.

Accounts about what caused the incident are conflicting, Cornia said.

Delays will continue in the area during the ongoing investigation.

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Most recent Utah stories

Related topics

Utah
Angie H. Treasure

    STAY IN THE KNOW

    Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
    By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

    KSL Weather Forecast