A 15-year-old San Angelo teen was killed in a crash in Utah, according to the Gephardt Daily, a local Internet news source there.
The Daily reported that the teen, one of four occupants in a Toyota Rav 4, was wearing her seatbelt incorrectly when the crash happened. Hannah Greening, 15, was transported to an area hospital where she later died.
According to the report, a 2012 Jeep CJ was stopped at a stop sign waiting to turn onto U.S.191 from the entrance of Arches National Park in Utah on Saturday afternoon at approximately 2 p.m.
The location of the crash:
The Jeep CJ driver’s view of was obstructed by a large truck traveling in the right hand lane of the highway and pulled out in from of the northbound Rav 4.
The Rav 4 struck the Jeep broadside, causing the Jeep to rollover.
Holly Greening, 36, the driver of the Rav 4, and two other passengers, Jessica Pittman, 25, and Emma Greening, 5, suffered minor injuries. They were wearing their seatbelts properly, the report states.
The occupants of the Jeep were from Evansville, Wyoming. They were Adrian Najera, 26, and Cody Lakner, 27, and both were hospitalized and expected to survive.
Officials at the scene did not believe intoxication or excessive speed were primary causes of the crash, but stated the crash remains under investigation.
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Arches National Park is located in eastern Utah near the town of Moab. The nearest metropolitan area is Grand Junction, Colorado.
The full report is at The Gephardt Daily in South Jordan, Utah.
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