A 61-year-old man was found dead near Jordanelle State Park, a scenario that officials suspect may be the dire culmination of a road rage incident. According to FOX 13, the body was located on the shoulder of the road within the vicinity of the Rose Creek trailhead area and the incident is reported to have taken place at around 11 p.m. Wednesday, the sheriff's office does not believe there is an immediate threat to the public, following the discovery.
Investigators are on the lookout for a second vehicle potentially embroiled in this fatal exchange, a Jeep Gladiator or Jeep Rubicon with possible front-end damage was reported by ABC4, the Wasatch County Sheriff's Office said, as per ABC4, "the individuals in the second vehicle to turn themselves in," stating further, "The sooner you turn yourselves in to deal with the situation the better."
The identity of the deceased is being kept confidential pending family notification, but the area where the incident occurred, specifically Ross Creek near the entrance to Jordanelle State Park, was expected to be closed until Thursday evening, as reported by KUTV, however, it should be reopened by Friday morning as per authorities.
While the search continues for the second vehicle and the investigation is underway, the Wasatch County Sheriff's Office sustains that there seems to be no looming threat to those in the vicinity but it is rolling out all necessary measures to get to the bottom of this case, the serenity of Jordanelle State Park has been marred not by the caress of nature's breeze but by the stormy and untimely passing of a soul, seemingly caught in the throes of humanity at its most intense.
