Utah Law Talk

A fatal auto accident near the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon tragically took the life of a 71-year-old Salt Lake City man. The accident took place Saturday at about 4:30 pm north of Wasatch Boulevard, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. Cottonwood Heights police Sgt. Mark Askerlund said the man was driving northbound in a floral delivery van when a SUV driving southbound went across the road’s center lines near 6900 South, striking the van on the driver’s side. The van’s driver was rushed by ambulance to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the SUV was flown to Intermountain Medical Center and remains in critical condition. Police continue investigate the accident.

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