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Jessalyn L. Heaten, 36, and Raymond Benally, 33, killed in car crash with streetcar at 2200 South and 400 East in South Salt Lake City, Utah

Modified Date: 
Thu, 07/13/2017 - 6:58pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, August 14, 2015

2 killed when car collides with Salt Lake streetcar(link is external)

Two people were killed after their car collided with an S-line streetcar at 2200 South and 400 East Friday evening. Christian Paulsen, a passenger on the train, said he felt the carriage jerk and saw a car whip to the left of the train. South Salt Lake police spokesman Gary Keller said police got a call around 7 p.m. that an Audi driving north had failed to yield at a stop sign and collided with an eastbound S-line train. The woman who was driving and a male passenger died, according to Keller, who said both appeared to be in their 30s.  

Man, woman identified in fatal crash with UTA streetcar(link is external)

South Salt Lake police have identified two people who died after allegedly running a stop sign and crashing into a streetcar. Both are from Salt Lake City, according to a police news release. Heaten was driving northbound at a "very high rate of speed" on 400 East when she allegedly ran the stop sign at 2200 South, Utah Transit Authority spokesman Remi Barron said. Jessalyn L. Heaten, 36, and Raymond Benally, 33, died in the crash Friday evening. An eastbound UTA streetcar struck the car about 6:45 p.m.
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Type: Car Accident
Roadway: 
2200 South and 400 East
City: 
South Salt Lake, UT
County: 
Salt Lake County, UT
Area: 
Salt Lake City, UT