Utah Co, UT (August 09, 2021) – Officials have identified the two people who died during a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 6 in Utah County on the evening of Saturday, August 9th.
A report from the Utah Highway Patrol shows that, at about 9:30 p.m., a Mazda carrying two occupants was traveling eastbound along the highway when, for reasons that have yet to be determined, it drifted into the westbound lane where it crashed into an oncoming Audi.
Both people in the Mazda died. The driver has since been identified as 28-year-old Diana C. Hoyos Avellaneda, a resident of Ephraim. The passenger has been identified as 27-year-old Laura C. Regueros Balles.
The driver and a passenger in the Audi were both transported by paramedics to a local hospital for emergency medical treatment of serious injuries. Both are expected to survive.
Investigators are still attempting to determine why Avellaneda drifted into oncoming traffic.
We would like to offer our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased victims, Ms. Diana C. Hoyos Avellaneda, and Ms. Laura C. Regueros Balles at this time. Our thoughts are with the injured victims and their families in hopes of a full recovery.
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