Joel Sotelo Cabrera Obituary, Death; – A man was struck and fatally injured by a vehicle traveling on Interstate 80 near Park City late Friday night while he was trying to cross the freeway on foot.
According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the man had stopped on the shoulder of I-80 near milepost 145, just east of the Kimball Junction exit, shortly before midnight. There was ongoing road construction in the vicinity, and the man crossed the eastbound lanes in what appeared to be an effort to speak with the construction crew.
The man was hit, and emergency responders performed lifesaving measures. He was subsequently airlifted to the hospital but ultimately succumbed to his injuries. The UHP indicated that the man who was crossing the road on foot may have been under the influence of alcohol.
He was later identified by UHP as 28-year-old Joel Sotelo Cabrera from West Jordan.
