Driver killed after crashing into off-ramp barrier

A 20-year-old man was killed Thursday morning when the car he was driving crashed into a barricade as he exited I-15 at 11400 South.

A 20-year-old man was killed Thursday morning when the car he was driving crashed into a barricade as he exited I-15 at 11400 South. (Utah Highway Patrol)


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DRAPER — A 20-year-old man was killed in a crash on northbound Interstate 15 on Thursday.

About 5:50 a.m., a Subaru WRX was taking the off-ramp at 11400 South "when it drifted into the center gore area and struck the crash cushion," according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man's identity has not been released. What caused the car to drift into the barrier was still being investigated Thursday.

The off-ramp was closed for three hours was UHP troopers investigated the crash.

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Pat Reavy interned with KSL NewsRadio in 1989 and has been a full-time journalist for either KSL NewsRadio, Deseret News or KSL.com since 1991. For the past 25 years, he has worked primarily the cops and courts beat.

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