Jeoffry Dahl, 77, and Fernando Jiminez-Martinez, 34, killed, and one woman critically injured in car collision at 500 South and 1100 East in Salt Lake City, Utah
Two drivers die in fiery Salt Lake City crash that spans three intersections
Two people died and one other was hospitalized Friday afternoon after a fiery car crash near the University of Utah.
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Dahl, driving an SUV west on 500 South, rear-ended a smaller car, propelling it from 1300 East two blocks to 1100 East, Salt Lake City police Lt. Robin Heiden said. Both vehicles crashed into a steel pole in the Red Line TRAX lane, Heiden said, and the smaller car flipped and caught fire.
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Officers say the Friday crash occurred when Dahl was driving an SUV west on 500 South and rear-ended a smaller car, which was being driven by Jiminez-Martinez.
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The impact propelled the car nearly two blocks and into a steel pole near a TRAX light rail line, where the vehicle erupted in flames.
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