Pedestrian struck and killed, Aron Jimenez Contreras, 19, arrested following a crash at 5400 South and 3900 West in Taylorsville, Utah
Update: Man, 19, arrested after fatal auto-pedestrian crash in Taylorsville
In the second case, Contreras “admitted to being the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle and advised he didn’t see the victim in the roadway. (Contreras) advised he was eating food as he drove, which prohibited him from seeing the victim sooner and he admitted to having a couple beers prior to the accident."
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