- Herald Journal, Logan, Utah
Jun 29, 2017. The Utah Highway Patrol said a mechanical malfunction may have led to a rollover crash on U.S. Highway 89 in Garden City that claimed the life of one man and left another in serious but not life-threatening condition in a Salt Lake area hospital.
According to Lt. Lee Perry, 53-year-old Gary Gygi of Holladay was behind the wheel of a silver 1999 Dodge quad-cab truck pulling a utility dump trailer loaded with mulch.
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Witnesses said as the truck approached Garden City, the trailer began to whip side-to-side and Gygi lost control of the vehicle. The truck went off the right side of the road, where it rolled.
Gygi, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle. A medical helicopter landed at the scene of the crash and he was flown to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City.
His father-in-law, identified as 80-year-old Wilford Karl Diederich, also of Holladay, who owns a lakeside summer home in Garden City, suffered a head injury and died at the scene of the crash.
Perry said the investigation is ongoing and will include a thorough inspection of the brakes on both the truck and trailer, as well as the hitch system. amacavinta@hjnews.com
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