TOOELE, Utah — A woman was killed Monday after she was pinned by a minivan that crashed through a Tooele business, also injuring another employee inside.
The crash at 169 North Main Street, which is the location of"Ensign Engineering and Land Survey," occurred just after 11:30 a.m. after the driver of the minivan was seen driving northbound in the southbound lanes of Main Street. During the incident, a female employee was pinned at her desk at the front of the store. First responders attended to render aid to the woman, but she died soon after from her injuries.Police said the male driver of the minivan was allegedly heading northbound in the southbound lanes on Main Street before hopping over a curb and into the storefront. The driver was also hospitalized in an undisclosed condition.
"Something like this, where we have a fatality involved ... family isn't expecting something like this to happen, then to receive sudden news that a loved one has passed away. It's a little more difficult to take," said Cpl. Colbey Bentley with the Tooele City Police Deparrment. Investigators are looking into the accident and whether a medical condition or distraction could have been the cause.
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