Salt Lake City man killed in rollover accident near Moab

MOAB — A 37-year-old Salt Lake City man was killed Saturday afternoon in a one-vehicle rollover accident about seven miles southeast of Moab.

Ricky L. Rush was driving a pickup on an unpaved section of Kane Creek Road about 3 p.m. when he veered about 30 feet off the right side of the road and hit a large boulder, according to the Grand County Sheriff's Office.

The truck rolled, and Rush was ejected. No one else was in the truck, police said.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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