Heavy rain a factor in fatal crash in Carbon County

Heavy rain contributed to a crash near the Carbon and Emery county line Thursday, killing an Idaho man and injuring two others.

An eastbound Toyota 4Runner on U.S. 6 lost control in a "sudden, heavy downpour" about 3 p.m., according to the Utah Highway Patrol. The vehicle hit the driver's side of a westbound Ford Escort, killing 22-year-old Jack Le Roy Seiber, of Blackfoot, Idaho. The crash occurred about 11 miles north of Helper.

The driver of the 4Runner was not injured, but two passengers were transported to an area hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. Drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the crash, and all airbags deployed properly, the UHP reported.

The road was shut down briefly while medical crews responded, and traffic was restricted to one lane for three hours while the crash was investigated.