WENDOVER — The driver of a car that had stopped on I-80 Monday night was killed after being hit by a semitruck, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
About 8:45 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of a disabled vehicle on I-80 near Wendover that was partially blocking the right lane and did not have any lights on, according to a prepared statement from UHP.
“A few seconds later, dispatch received a call of a semi rollover in that same area. Troopers arrived on scene a few minutes later and found the semi had struck the passenger vehicle and subsequently rolled over,” the UHP stated.
The driver of the stalled vehicle was found outside his car and later pronounced dead on scene. The man’s identity was not immediately released. It was not known Tuesday whether the man was still inside his stalled car when it was hit.