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Two dead after pickup truck flips, crashes in ravine

(Courtesy of Sara Weight)

UPDATE: 10/2/22 11:48 A.M.

SALT LAKE COUNTY (ABC4) – The identities of the victims have been released by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) after a truck flipped upside-down and crashed in a ravine, killing two, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

DPS states that the driver has been identified as Travis Weight of Cache County, and that the passenger in the vehicle was his two-year-old son, Prescott.

Witnesses state a pickup truck was traveling in lane one on southbound I-215 when it suddenly traveled to the right and left the roadway.

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The truck reportedly entered a ravine to the right of the freeway and overturned into a ditch filled with water.

Prescott’s mother, Sara Weight, has created a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses for her loved ones. You may click here to donate.

No further information is currently available.

ORIGINAL STORY: 10/1/22 4:28 P.M.

SALT LAKE COUNTY (ABC4) – Two people are deceased after a truck flipped upside-down and crashed in a ravine, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

At about 1:02 p.m. Saturday, troopers were dispatched to a crash on southbound I-215 at about 1000 South.

Witnesses stated a pickup truck was traveling when it suddenly turned right and left the roadway.

Police say the truck entered a ravine to the right of the freeway and overturned into a ditch filled with water.

When troopers arrived on scene, they found that the pickup was upside-down in the water and that two occupants had sustained fatal injuries.

Troopers have reportedly closed the right lane while they conduct the investigation and recovery efforts.

No further information is available at this time.