On Sunday, November 17, 2024, at approximately 3:29 pm, Washington County deputies responded to a rollover crash on Old Highway 91 near milepost 11. One of the deputies was responding westbound on Old Highway 91 in his marked patrol vehicle with his emergency equipment activated when a head-on collision occurred with a motorcyclist who was traveling in the opposite direction. The 33-year-old male motorcyclist, Daniel Jack Monfore of St. George, UT, sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene.
The Utah Department of Public Safety (Utah Highway Patrol/Utah State Bureau of Investigation) was requested to investigate this incident, which has been deemed an “Officer Involve Critical Incident” (OICI). The Washington County Critical Incident Task Force (CITF) will lead the investigation, assisted by DPS and the area protocol team, and will follow protocol standards.
This crash remains under investigation as investigators establish all the facts related to this incident.