Nevada man killed in accident on I-70

Published: Thursday, Oct. 23 2008 12:00 a.m. MDT

JOSEPH, Sevier County — A Nevada man was killed in a rollover accident Wednesday morning.

The crash happened on Interstate 70 at about 11:30 a.m., said Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Cameron Roden.

Neal Travis McAvee, 65, of Las Vegas, was killed when he drifted off the right shoulder and then overcorrected, causing his pickup truck to crash into the median and roll.

A 68-year-old passenger was taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition, Roden said.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

— Aaron Falk

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