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Southbound I-15 Closed After Fatal Accident

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_{By Mike Romero}

A man died after being hit by a vehicle on southbound I-15 near American Fork, Utah. According to troopers, he was hit and killed after exiting his vehicle.

This story is brought to you in part by Spengler Industries.

Utah Highway Patrol arrived at the incident at roughly 7 AM on November 13. A car had struck the right barrier, and then (for reasons troopers are still trying to determine), the driver exited the vehicle and walked back toward traffic. He was then hit by an oncoming vehicle.

While no one in the other car was injured, this man suffered fatal injuries. He has still not been identified.

The Utah Department of Transportation reports that the five right lanes of southbound traffic are closed and at a near standstill. A man we interviewed reported that he had moved only 600 feet in just under an hour. UDOT estimates the lanes will reopen around 11 AM.

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French Fry Frenzy on I-15 After Truck Crash

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_{By Zach Collier}

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I was witness to the McMadness.

A chaotic scene unfolded on Father’s Day Sunday afternoon as Interstate 15 became a traffic nightmare due to a massive spill of french fries, impacting both drivers and emergency responders.

According to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Devyn Gurney, a semi-trailer carrying a load of french fries overturned near the vicinity of 1450 North. It scattered french fries across four lanes on the southbound side and an additional two lanes on the northbound side.

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Authorities suspect that the truck lost control, leading to the unforeseen incident. As the vehicle collided with the barrier separating the northbound and southbound lanes, it also struck a light pole, which tore open the trailer and ejected hundreds of boxes full of fries across the area.

Cleanup operations persisted for several hours, causing significant traffic congestion spanning miles in both directions of I-15 on Father’s Day. However, the remarkable aspect of this ordeal was that despite the truck veering across multiple lanes, colliding with the barrier, and leaving behind an apocalyptic amount of potatoes, no injuries were reported.

Photo by Jeff Hall.

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