UHP: Truck driver over-corrected after drifting on highway, causing rig to overturn

UHP: Truck driver over-corrected after drifting on highway, causing rig to overturn
Published on May 29th, 2016 by Steve Wilcox

A truck driver was killed on Sunday morning after losing control of his rig and overturning off the side of a Utah highway.

According to the Utah Highway Patrol, 57-year-old Salvador Lemus-Tellez was traveling on the westbound lanes of SR-218, when his rig tipped over around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.KUTV.com reported that the driver drifted towards the right, and over-corrected too-far to the left, causing his tanker truck to overturn.

The cab of the truck was crushed when it flipped over, killing the driver instantly.

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An investigation is still underway.   There were no witnesses.


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