WEDNESDAY 11/17/2021 9:10 a.m.
VERNAL, Utah (ABC4) – A Vernal woman is dead after a Uintah County crash Tuesday morning.
Officials say a Jeep Cherokee was traveling west on US-40 at milepost 139 around 11:16 a.m. when it was struck by a Dodge Ram traveling east on US-40. Officials say the Dodge Ram pickup had drifted off-center and struck the Jeep head-on.
The driver of the Jeep was killed on impact and the driver of the pickup truck was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
The driver killed has been identified as 67-year-old Mary Smuin of Vernal.
Additional details about the crash have not yet been released.
ORIGINAL STORY: 1 dead, 1 injured in Uintah County crash
TUESDAY 11/16/2021 3:16 p.m.
UINTAH COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) – A two-vehicle crash has killed one person while sending another to the hospital Tuesday morning near Vernal.
Officials say a Jeep Cherokee was traveling west on US-40 at milepost 139 around 11:16 a.m. when It was struck by a Dodge Ram traveling east on US-40.
Officials say the Dodge Ram pickup had drifted off-center and struck the jeep head-on.
The driver of the Jeep was killed on impact and the driver of the pickup truck was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
Utah Highway Patrol is still investigating the crash.
ABC4 will update the story when more information becomes available.
