Donald Leroy Peterson, 72, dead after his car drifts into oncoming traffic, strikes garbage truck head-on on State Route 73 in Cedar Fort, UT
One dead in car-truck collision in Utah County
The driver of a small passenger car died Tuesday when the car collided with a garbage truck in Cedar Fort.
Victim of SR-73 head-on crash identified as Provo man
Cannon said it appeared that Peterson was in good health, so a possible medical issue was not immediately suspected.
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Donald Leroy Peterson, 72, was headed north on State Route 73 at about 2:45 p.m. when, for unknown reason, he drifted into the southbound lanes and collided head-on with a garbage truck. The collision took Peterson's life, but the truck driver was not hurt. Investigation into the cause of this crash is ongoing.
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