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54-year-old woman killed in head-on crash caused by ice in Utah County

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UTAH COUNTY — Utah Highway Patrol say a 54-year-old woman is dead following a head-on crash Tuesday. The crash happened on State Route 96 at 1:09 p.m.

Police have identified the victim as Scarleth Ramnarine, a woman from West Jordan.

According to UHP, on Tuesday a Ford pickup truck was traveling westbound on the road when it lost control on ice-covered roads and veered into the eastbound lane hitting a semi head-on.

The passenger in the Ford, Ramnarine, died from the impact. The driver was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The semi-driver was also taken to a hospital by a private vehicle.

Both directions of travel were closed for several hours during the crash investigation and cleanup.

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