Efrain O Cardenas, 62, and five people killed, and driver Jamie Don McKenzie, 41, arrested in collision with commercial truck on U.S. 40 in Wasatch County, Utah
Modified Date:
Wed, 11/14/2018 - 2:45pmAccident Date:
Friday, October 19, 2018
Troopers: 6 killed on Utah highway when dump truck crosses median, hits pickup
Late Friday evening, the dump truck driver was booked into the Wasatch County Jail on investigation of vehicular homicide after troopers say they found open containers and prescription pills in his dump truck. His name was not immediately released.
Drunken dump truck driver kills 6 in ‘horrific’ highway crash, Utah police say
Troopers arrested Jamie Don McKenzie, 41, on suspicion of vehicular homicide after finding open containers of beer and liquor, along with prescription bottles, in the dump truck cab, reported The Salt Lake Tribune.
Warrant: Man charged with killing 6 in horrific crash had 4 times legal alcohol limit
Jamie Don McKenzie, 41, of Heber City, is charged in Wasatch County's 4th District Court with six counts of automobile homicide, a second-degree felony, and two counts of DUI, a third-degree felony.
Type: Truck Accident
Topics:
DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug UsePeople Involved:
Efrain O Cardenas
Jamie Don McKenzie
Roadway:
U.S. 40County:
Wasatch County, UTArea:
Salt Lake City, UT
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