GRAND COUNTY, Utah — One person died after being hit by a semi-truck while attempting to make a U-turn near Moab early Saturday morning.
According to Utah Highway Patrol, a Nissan pickup truck was towing a small trailer southbound on U.S. Highway 191 around 2:20 a.m.
Near milepost 149 (about 20 miles northwest of Moab), the male driver pulled off to the right side of the road and made a U-turn. The pickup was then hit by a semi-truck.
The driver of the pickup died at the scene. The driver of the semi was not injured.
The deceased driver's name or age were not released.
Utah Highway Patrol
