Driver dies after being hit while standing by broken-down truck along Brigham City I-15 exit

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (KSL.com) — A driver died after being struck by a vehicle while standing outside his vehicle that had broken down near an I-15 exit Wednesday night.

Emergency crews responded to a report of a crash along the 1100 South (U.S. 91) exit in Brigham City shortly after 7:30 p.m., according to Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Cam Roden. He said that a male driving a Dodge pickup truck had parked in a spot that partially blocked the right side of the exit lane after some sort of issue with his vehicle.

A female driving a Honda CRV entered the freeway’s northbound exit and side-swiped the driver’s side of the pickup, striking the pickup driver who was standing outside the driver’s side door, Roden added. The pickup driver was “thrown from the impact” and pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities did not immediately release the name and age of either driver.

The crash remains under investigation, but Roden said the pickup’s lights weren’t on at the time of the collision. Investigators don’t believe impairment was a factor.