Troopers identify Salt Lake man killed in Parleys Way crash

A driver was killed in a crash on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 after driving the wrong way and colliding with a semitrailer on I-80 in Parleys Way. | Utah Highway Patrol

SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City man killed in an early morning crash in Parleys Canyon on Saturday has been identified.

Evan Thomas, 23, was driving an SUV west in an eastbound lane on I-80 about 3:30 a.m. when he hit a semitrailer head-on, the Utah Highway Patrol said.

Troopers say Thomas appeared not to have been wearing a seat belt at the time. He was partially ejected and sustained fatal injuries.

Information about why Thomas might have been going the wrong way on the freeway has not been released.

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