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1 person dead after rear-ending trailer on I-15 near Point of the Mountain

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LEHI, Utah — A driver was killed in a crash Tuesday night on Interstate 15 near the Point of the Mountain.

Utah Highway Patrol said a dump truck with a flatbed trailer was stopped on the shoulder of southbound I-15, just south of the Draper-Lehi boundary. Around 7:10 p.m., a car traveling south crashed into the back of the trailer.

The female driver of the car died from her injuries. The truck driver was not injured.

The victim was identified by police as 43-year-old Chelsea Carlson of West Jordan.

UHP said the two right lanes of SB I-15 were closed and are expected to remain closed for a few more hours as they investigate.

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