Press release
Subject: Auto/pedestrian accident
Injury: Fatality
Decedent: Cheryl G. Zimmerman 50yoa female from Lakewood, Colorado
Location: Approximately Milepost 140 on SR 191 12 miles north of Moab
On March 4, 2018, shortly before 7:00 a.m. a motorist discovered the body of the decedent a short distance from a vehicle parked at the above location. A white SUV that was southbound at that location had pulled off the roadway and parked. The decedent sometime in the early morning hours was struck outside her vehicle by another vehicle that was southbound at that location. The vehicle that struck Ms. Zimmerman did not remain at the scene of the accident. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office and Utah Highway patrol are investigating the accident and are attempting to locate the vehicle involved in this accident. The vehicle involved is suspected to be a white semi tractor with damage to the right(passenger) side front. The cause of the accident is under investigation at this time. Anyone with information regarding this accident is encouraged to contact the Grand County Sheriff’s Office at 435-259-8115 or the Utah Highway Patrol 435-259-5441
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