13-year-old boy dead after head-on collision on State Route 89 in Utah County

A 13-year-old boy is dead after a head-on collision on State Route 89 in Utah County Sunday morning. Photo Courtesy: Utah Highway Patrol

UTAH COUNTY, Utah, July 22, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — A 13-year-old boy is dead after a head-on collision on State Route 89 in Utah County Sunday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Baylor Stout, of South Jordan, the Utah Highway Patrol said in a news release.

A 2008 Kia Sedona was traveling southbound on SR-89 at mile marker 305 near Birdseye, just before 8:20 a.m., the news release said.

The Kia drifted into oncoming traffic and hit a 2016 Ford F-150 head-on which was traveling northbound at the same location. The Ford was towing a Razor and dirt bike.

Shortly after, the Ford rolled off the west side of the road.

The single occupant of the Kia, a 31-year-old female, was transported by air to the hospital with serious injuries.

Both occupants of the Ford, a 48-year-old man and his 13-year-old son, were transported by ground ambulance to an area hospital. The man sustained non-life threatening injuries, and the 13-year-old passenger sustained critical injuries. They were transported by ground in order to receive ongoing medical treatment which is not available during flight, the news release said.

The 13-year-old, later identified as Stout, died at the hospital.

All involved parties were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident.

Drowsy driving is a suspected as a contributing factor to the accident, officials said

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