Van rollover kills 9, hurts 2 from USU
Just before 4 p.m., the driver of the 1994 Dodge passenger van, Evan Parel Parker, lost control when the left rear tire blew out, causing the van to roll and ejecting all 11 occupants, said Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Brian Nelson. He estimated the van traveled about 300 yards from the interstate before coming to rest on the edge of a ravine roughly 50 feet deep.
"It appears the vehicle went off the righthand side of the road and rolled a minimum of four times," Nelson said.
It was the second-worst accident Nelson has seen. "The number of fatalities and the fact they're young adults, it's tough to see them all hurt," he said.
All of the students were underclassmen, mostly freshmen.
Killed were:
Parker, 45, Hooper.
Dusty Dean Fuhrman, 22, Tremonton.
Jonathan Dennis Jorgensen, 22, Hyrum.
Curt A. Madsen, 23, Payson.
Ryan Wayne McEntire, 22, West Point.
Justin W. Gunnell, 24, Providence.
Bradley G. Wilcox, 26, Salt Lake City.
Steven D. Bair, 24, Moses Lake, Wash.
Justin Huggins, 21, Bear River
The driver of a vehicle traveling behind the van called 911 just after the vehicle left the road, and the witnesses reported that the van had just passed them before the tire blew.
Six men were pronounced dead at the scene, which was littered with parts of the van. A seventh died at Bear River Hospital in Tremonton, said hospital administrator Eric Packer. An eighth person died at University Hospital in Salt Lake City, trooper Jeff Nigbur said. Huggins died overnight at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, hospital spokesman Terry Behunin said Tuesday.
Robert Petersen, 21, of Tremonton was in critical condition Tuesday at McKay-Dee Hospital. Jared Nelson, 22, of Provo was in critical condition at Ogden Regional Medical Center, said spokeswoman Pam Vogle.
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