There was a fatal car crash on Mar. 30 on SR-100 west of Fillmore. Around 12:00 p.m. a landowner was burning stubble from a field next to the highway and the smoke was blowing across the roadway reducing visibility.

Near that same time a Buick Century and a Ford truck entered the area where the smoke was crossing the road at the same time. The driver of the Buick Century crossed the center-line into the opposing lane and struck the Ford pickup head on.

According to the press release from the department of public safety “the driver of the Buick Century suffered fatal injuries. His passenger suffered critical injuries and was flown by helicopter to a Wasatch Front area hospital. The driver of the Ford pickup was seriously injured and also flown to a trauma center.”