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PROVO Troopers have identified a man and woman killed Thursday in a crash on I-15 in Utah County.
Madalyn Fillmore, 22, of Lehi, was driving with passenger Jacob Edwardson, 21, of Fresno, California, in a Mazda 6 northbound on I-15 near University Parkway in the HOV lane when their vehicle veered to the left for an unknown reason, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
Fillmore overcorrected, which sent the Mazda into the next lane into the path of a semitrailer, troopers said. The semitrailer T-boned the car.
Fillmore and Edwardson both died in the crash, troopers said.
PROVO The Utah Department of Public Safety on Saturday identified a man and woman who died after their car collided with a semitruck Thursday evening in Provo.
The car s driver was Madalyn Fillmore, 22, of Lehi, officials said, and the passenger was Jacob Edwardson, 21, of Fresno, California.
Just after 9 p.m., Fillmore and Edwardson were in a Mazda driving northbound in the HOV lane just ahead of a semitruck a mile south of University Parkway on I-15, according to officials. For unknown reasons, Fillmore veered left and then overcorrected back right, crossing into the lane in front of the semitruck. The oncoming semitruck struck the broad side of the Mazda, killing both occupants. The semitruck driver was uninjured, officials said.