A 20-year-old Tooele man has died after being involved in two accidents early on Dec. 24, according to the Tooele City Police Department.
A Chevy pickup truck rear-ended a Hyundai Sonata in the area of 270 S. 900 West, causing the Sonata to strike a tree, at 5:27 a.m., according to Tooele City Police Sgt. Jeremy Hansen. The driver of the truck, later identified as Shad Amann, did not stop and continued northbound on 900 West.
The pickup truck turned east onto 200 South, traveling to 200 S. 700 West, where it hit a guardrail, then a fence, before continuing into a field and down into a ravine near Sterling Elementary School, according to Hansen. Amann was transported by ambulance to a Salt Lake area hospital in critical condition. He died later the same evening.
The male driver of the Hyundai Sonata from the initial accident was examined by medical personnel and released at the scene, Hansen said.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The case has been turned over to the state medical examiner’s office.
