UTAH COUNTY, Utah — One person was killed in an overnight crash on the Timpanogos Highway near the mouth of American Fork Canyon on Monday, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
A 20-year-old man was driving westbound on SR-92 in the canyon when his car left the road at 2:30 a.m. and struck a rock wall near mile marker 9. The unidentified man was declared dead at the scene of the accident.
The Utah Highway Patrol said drowsiness is suspected as being a contributing factor in the crash. No other vehicles were involved in the incident and no other injuries were reported.
Both directions of the road were closed until they were reopened at 6:30 a.m.
