ST. GEORGE — Three people were confirmed dead after a wrong-way driver caused a major crash, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
In an X post from the Utah Department of Transportation, the crash closed the northbound lane of Interstate 15, estimated to be open at 11:20 p.m.
Crash
NB I-15 is closed at MP 4 (Man of War Rd / St George) Washington County
Est. Clearance Time: 11:20 PM
For updates: https://t.co/jaVMw7e9Jm
— UDOT Traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) September 1, 2025
Sgt. Andrew Battenfield with UHP said a single vehicle got on Interstate 15 southbound at exit 5 in the northbound lanes.
Battenfield said the driver crashed into a 2019 Toyota Highlander head-on and died on the scene. The Department of Public Safety said the driver was a 90-year-old female.
DPS said the Toyota had four occupants, with the female driver and a male front-seat passenger who both died at the scene.
“Two females in the back seat were transported by air to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,” DPS said. “Both females are in their late teens to early 20s.”
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