Utah's snowy weather Saturday caused several crashes, including one that killed a 58-year-old woman.
Price resident Iris Howe died when the pickup truck she was riding in rolled off a snowy, slippery Highway 6 about 8:40 a.m. in Spanish Fork Canyon, Utah Highway Patrol troopers said.
Farther north, troopers dealt with multiple crashes in Box Elder County and on U.S. Highway 89 through Sardine Canyon. No one was seriously injured. After an early-morning dusting, heavier snow started there midmorning and moved south to the Salt Lake City area about noon.
The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office required cars to have four-wheel drive or chains starting about 1 p.m. in both Big and Little Cottonwood canyons. Between 4 and 8 inches of snow were predicted for the mountains.
There were more than 40 crashes in Salt Lake County Saturday, 30 that damaged cars or property, six that left people with minor injuries and five slide-offs. In Utah County, there were 11 crashes. Seven were property damage, three minor injury and three slide offs.
The crash that killed Howe occurred when a male driver lost control of a gray Ford F250 as he headed west, UHP Sgt. Blaine Robbins said. The pickup rolled off the right side of U.S. Highway 6, killing Howe, who was in the front seat. She was wearing a seat belt. The driver and another female passenger were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.
Skies were predicted to clear Saturday evening, after dropping up to 2 inches in the Salt Lake Valley, National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Struthwolf said.
Sunday should be clear but cold, with temperatures in the 30s. The mercury will rise in the coming week, hitting the low 50s on Wednesday, Struthwolf said.
