Press Release: Utah State University Van Accident.
A Utah State university field trip ended in a fatal car crash yesterday afternoon. At least eight Utah State University students are dead including their instructor. All were ejected from the vehicle before it swerved out of control and rolled over on west bound Interstate 84. Preliminary investigations state that eleven males were involved in the incident including Professor Evan Parker from the university who was killed. Two students were life-flighted to Ogden Regional Medical Center as the others were all taken to nearby Brigham City for medical attention.
Reports state that the students were participating in an annual agricultural week for the university and took a regular field trip to Tremonton to study a combine in a local field. Kyle Holdon, a witness who attended the field trip with the victims, describes the crash as it unfolded. “I was passing Evan as he was driving…the next thing I know, I saw smoke coming from the back area…I thought he was going to hit me. He swerved and flipped. I do this field trip every year with them. Today I just drove separately.”
Lt. Jason Jensen of the Utah Highway Patrol, who made the initial dispatch of the incident, sates that according to the preliminary investigations, there is no evidence of seat belt usage. The van was also reported to have been speeding, but no drugs or alcohol are evident causes of the crash. A mechanical malfunction is being investigated as being the cause of the incident, and some witnesses believe that the crash was the consequence of a blown tire.
President Stan Albrecht was soon after notified of the tragic event. Loved ones and family members have been notified, however all the names of the victims will not be released for at least another couple of weeks. President Albrecht plans to alter the week’s activities and hold a public memorial service at the university for the victims’ families and USU students.
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