9th
October
2007
Boy dies after his car hits truck at high speed
posted in Car Truck |
A car crashed into a parked semitrailer truck Saturday night at 8135 S. State, killing the driver.
Advertisement
The 17-year-old male was apparently driving at a high rate of speed, said Midvale Police Sgt. John Salazar.
The teenager was traveling north on State Street when his car struck the truck and then spun into an empty parking lot and hit a light pole. The driver was flown to University Hospital, Salazar said.
Street racing may have been a factor, but authorities are still investigating. The speed limit in that area of State Street is 45 mph, and officials said the driver was going “well over the speed limit.”