2 dead, 1 injured in wrong-way crash on I-15 in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Two people are dead and one is injured after a wrong-way crash on I-15 early Saturday morning, according to Utah Highway Patrol (UHP).

At around 2 a.m. on Nov. 29, UHP troopers responded to a wrong-way crash on I-15 Northbound at 1900 South. According to police, a driver entered the northbound lanes at the 600 South exit, driving southbound.

The wrong-way driver crashed head-on with a northbound vehicle, according to Sgt. Luis Silva, UHP. Two individuals inside the northbound vehicle were declared deceased on scene.

The wrong-way driver sustained minor injuries, according to Silva, and are suspected of being under the influence. The individual was subsequently placed under DUI arrest…

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