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A man died after reportedly taking off from a fender-bender in Kearns, then crashing into fences, cars, a light pole and a garage.
The man allegedly rear-ended another driver Saturday evening. They both got out and started talking, but when the man realized the other driver was calling the police, he got back in his SUV and took off, said Unified Police Lt. Manfred Lassig.
He drove through the neighborhood, and "hit two fences, two cars, a light pole and then a house" near 5800 S. Tressler Drive (4480 West), striking the garage shortly before 6 p.m., Lassig said. He wound up a few blocks from the fender-bender.
The man died shorlty after paramedics arrived. Investigators suspect he died because of injuries sustained from the multiple crashes, Lassig said.
The man did not have identification on him, so the state medical examiner will help determine who he is.
The other driver was not hurt.
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