A Tooele man was killed Friday morning after the motorcycle he was driving swerved into oncoming traffic on State Route 112.
Shylock Martinez, 41, was heading westbound on SR-112 near mile marker 7 around 9:45 a.m. when he turned into oncoming traffic, according to Tooele City Police.
Martinez then collided head-on with a dump truck in the eastbound lane. After being struck by the dump truck, Martinez was thrown into the road and struck by second vehicle, police said.
Martinez, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
The cause of the fatal accident is still under investigation, police said. There is no indication so far if speed or impairment were factors in the accident, according to police.
Starting last Friday, the Utah Highway Patrol reported it made 3,344 stops across the entire state over the Fourth of July weekend, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety. Of those stops, 2,096 were for speeding and 495 were for seatbelts.
There were also 45 DUI arrests reported by UHP but there were no fatalities in calls the agency responded to.