BRIGHAM CITY — A 44-year-old Pleasantview man died Saturday in a vehicle crash along Willard Peak Road. Jess Cole Palmer was the only occupant in a truck that slide off the road and crashed.
Box Elder County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Dale Ward said 911 dispatch operators received a report of the truck rollover just after 11:30 p.m. The crash was between Perry Reservoir and Willard Basin.
Mantua police were the first to arrive on the scene and located the truck. The 2005 Ford F-250 pickup had slid off the road and rolled down the mountain approximately 200 ft.
Palmer was ejected from the truck during the rollover. He had already deceased when officers found him. His body was transported to the Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office.
Ward said it appeared that Palmer was attempting to turn around due to the extremely slick conditions and the truck dropped off of the road backwards. Due to the significant drop off of the road this initiated the start of the rollover and the vehicle rolled violently down the mountain.
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