JUAB COUNTY, Utah — One person is dead after a crash on Interstate 15 near Santaquin.
Utah Highway Patrol said the crash involved a car that crashed after going off the road and another car that then hit the first vehicle.
Around 2:30 p.m., a Tesla was going south on I-15 at mile 240, just south of the Utah-Juab county line. UHP said the Tesla went off the right side of the freeway, possibly due to "slushy conditions," then hit a cable barrier, careened back across the lanes and into the grass median.
Shortly after the Tesla came to a stop in the median, a southbound PT Cruiser lost control in the same area, spun out, and crashed into the Tesla.
The driver of the PT Cruiser was injured and taken to the hospital; the passenger died from his injuries. The deceased victim's name has not been released, but UHP said he was male.
UHP officials did not report any injuries to anyone in the Tesla.
