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Jefferson David Varner, 53, dies in motorcycle wreck with car on Interstate 15 in South Salt Lake, Utah

Modified Date: 
Sun, 07/23/2017 - 5:47pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, October 16, 2015

Motorcyclist dies in South Salt Lake freeway crash

Jefferson David Varner, 53, of Magna, was driving southbound on Interstate 15 when traffic "began to get heavy" near 3200 South in South Salt Lake, according to a Utah Highway Patrol news release. At about 7:10 p.m., he tried to change lanes to avoid a vehicle ahead of him, but he hit the vehicle's left-rear corner and was thrown from the motorcycle, the release adds. Varner died at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet.
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Type: Motorcycle Accident
People Involved: 
Jefferson David Varner
Roadway: 
Interstate 15
City: 
South Salt Lake, UT
County: 
Salt Lake County, UT
Area: 
Salt Lake City, UT

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