February 19, 2013
Texan pair killed in I-80 rollover

Two Texans were killed in a three-car pileup on I-80 early Monday morning.

According to the Utah Highway Patrol, Gerardo Salazar- Mendez, 40, of Houston, was driving a Ford Mustang eastbound on the interstate near the Tooele-Salt Lake County line when the car went off the road to the right and rolled at about 12:50 a.m.

A passenger, Maribel Mata-Ledesma, 35, also of Houston, was ejected. After rolling the Mustang stopped partially on one of the freeway’s eastbound lanes and was struck by another vehicle. A third vehicle, a semi-truck, ran over Mata-Ledesma.

Both Mata-Ledesma and Salazar-Mendez were killed. Neither the driver of the Cadillac or the driver of the semitruck were injured. The accident is under investigation by the UHP.

• About
• Latest Posts

Lisa Christensen

Staff Writer at Tooele Transcript Bulletin

Lisa covers primarily crime and courts, military affairs, Stansbury Park government and transportation issues. She is a graduate of Utah State University, where she double-majored in journalism and music, and Grantsville High School.

Latest posts by Lisa Christensen (see all)

• Cowboys just miss on state tennis title - October 13, 2015
• I’m ready to be tasered, just name the day - January 8, 2015
• 2014 Person of Year Laurie Hurst – Hurst started effort to stop Grantsville from using historic farm for burial plots - January 6, 2015