On August 21, 2024, at approximately 1:30 am, a Chevy Truck was traveling northbound on SR 177 near 200 North in Kaysville. The driver of the Chevy traveled onto the right shoulder and into the gravel with his passenger side tires. When he was on the shoulder, he swerved back into the travel lanes overcorrecting, causing him to lose control and travel into the median. The Chevy began to roll when it was halfway through the median. The Chevy came to a stop in the two southbound lanes. A Ford F-150 was traveling southbound at this time and struck the Chevy. The Ford Truck continued southbound 1000 feet and ran off the road to the right. The Ford traveled through a fence before it came to a rest. Due to the impact, the Ford lost all electrical power, it could not be seen where it came to a rest. The Chevy was pushed off to the right shoulder by the impact and had major damage. When officers arrived, they only noticed the Chevy. No one on the scene, including law enforcement, fire, or TIMS saw another vehicle when searching the scene. There were no witnesses to the accident, and nobody saw the Ford 1000 feet south of the Chevy. The driver of the Chevy was taken to the Hospital by ambulance. At 0630 hours when it was getting light outside a commuter traveling southbound saw the Ford truck with damage and called it in. When officers arrived, they found the driver in the vehicle deceased.
Ford F150 Driver (fatal): James Chappell, Age: 55
