LEHI — Northbound I-15 has reopened near Lehi Main Street after a crash Tuesday morning that state troopers say was caused by a driver who made a U-turn to go the wrong way.
Utah Highway Patrol agent Tara Stump said the multi-vehicle crash led to a white Dodge Charger being “fully engulfed” in flames.
Stump said troopers believe a white Dodge Charger was traveling northbound, then pulled to the right shoulder after sideswiping another vehicle.
“The Charger then made a U-turn on the freeway to attempt (to) flee,” she told KSL in an email.
She said the Charger then struck two other vehicles and “burst into flames.” A semitruck then swerved to avoid the Charger and struck another vehicle.
Stump said the driver of the Charger, a woman believed to be in her 30s, was pulled from the burning vehicle and taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Northbound I-15 was shut down in the area for over an hour while troopers worked to clear the crash.
