PROVO, Utah — A 20-year-old Lehi man has been identified as the motorcyclist killed in a crash in Provo on Monday.
According to the Provo Police Department, the crash happened at around 6:35 p.m. when a passenger van traveling north along University Avenue made a left turn at the intersection of 1200 South and hit Markus Ewart, who was going south.
Ewart was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
While officers were at the crash scene, another crash occurred near 300 South University Avenue when a vehicle hit the center island structure of the roadway, causing traffic obstructions.
This crash was separate from the fatal one involving the motorcycle but happened on the same road while officers were at the first.
Officers responded to the second crash and began a DUI investigation. The driver of the vehicle, Brandy Ann Barnes, 45, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and field sobriety tests weren't performed. However, Barnes did agree to submit a urine test and blood draw, which back positive for measurable amounts of amphetamines and methamphetamines.
While waiting in the hospital, Barnes allegedly admitted to officers several times that she had been drinking and driving.
When officers advised Barnes about her Miranda Rights, she stated that she wanted to speak to a lawyer. Officers stopped asking questions but said that Barnes continued speaking on her own, saying several times that she "ruined her life," and "Thank God I didn't hurt anybody."
Barnes told police that she didn't have a valid license, as it had been suspended over a month earlier.
Barnes faces charges of impaired driving, operating a vehicle without a license, and possession of a controlled substance.
