Time: Morning
Location: Washington, Utah
Vehicle(s) Involved: Unknown vehicle
By Amy Joi O'Donoghue - KSL
"WASHINGTON FIELDS, WASHINGTON COUNTY — Witnesses say a trio of adults were drinking Friday night and then driving erratically in a small car without headlights on before the mangled wreckage was discovered early Saturday morning at the bottom of a 300-foot cliff.
Sheriff's Underdeputy Bart Bailey would only confirm two people died as the result of the horrific crash in a popular camping and ATV area on Bureau of Land Management property southeast of the Washington town. He did say a third occupant of the car — believed by witnesses to be a woman — was taken to Dixie Regional Medical Center for injuries likely to be severe.
Witnesses, however, said the trio — estimated to be between ages 26 and 32 — hung out with them at their campsite Friday night, where they shared some beers.
Afterward, the car was traveling erratically and without its lights on as it sped along dirt roads in pitch dark.
Another witness said the woman who survived was apparently knocked out for hours but was able to call for help from her cell phone when she regained consciousness this morning.
Authorities believe it will be days before they are able to retrieve the car, which landed on its top and was smashed into pieces. It may be that a crane will have to be used to pluck the wreckage from the deep ravine.
The sheriff's office has not said if the bodies of the two killed have been retrieved, nor have they released other details pertinent to the crash."
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