An adult man was struck and killed by two separate vehicles late Saturday night on Mountain View Corridor in West Valley City, and investigators still don't know who he is or why he was walking in the travel lanes when he was hit. The crash happened around 11:15 p.m., according to police.
West Valley City Police Sgt. Allen said the collision occurred at approximately 11:15 p.m., as reported by Gephardt Daily. Both drivers remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, Allen said. The department's crash investigation team responded to examine the scene, but police had not yet determined why the man was in the roadway, and investigators were still working to identify him.
A High-Speed Road Not Built for Foot Traffic
Mountain View Corridor, also known as State Route 85, is a 35-mile high-speed regional expressway designed and built by the Utah Department of Transportation, according to the Federal Highway Administration. The corridor is ultimately planned to become a fully grade-separated freeway connecting Salt Lake and Utah counties, built primarily for rapid vehicular transit rather than pedestrians.
Under Utah Code § 41-6a-1009, pedestrians walking along a roadway without sidewalks are legally required to stay on the shoulder, as far from travel lanes as practicable, and standing or walking within high-speed travel lanes is prohibited. Separately, Utah Code § 41-6a-1002 and § 41-6a-1003 require pedestrians crossing outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk to yield the right-of-way to vehicles, according to a breakdown of the statutes from Feller & Wendt.
A Corridor With a History of Fatal Crashes
A Corridor With a History of Fatal Crashes Saturday night's crash adds to a troubling pattern along Mountain View Corridor in West Valley City. The intersection at 4100 South alone recorded seven serious crashes, four of them fatal, between 2021 and early 2026, according to KUTV 2News. In March, a separate fatal collision at that same intersection triggered a vehicle fire and forced total multi-directional road closures, according to footage from ABC4.
The corridor's dangers come even as statewide traffic deaths have been trending down. Preliminary data released in January showed Utah recorded 264 traffic fatalities in 2025, the lowest annual toll since 2019, according to the Utah Department of Transportation. Motorcyclist fatalities, however, increased in 2025.
Pedestrians Remain Especially Vulnerable at Night
Vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists, account for nearly 29% of Utah traffic fatalities, according to data from Zero Fatalities Utah, which lists 44 pedestrian deaths in 2024. The organization's safety guidelines identify the hours between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. as the most dangerous window for pedestrian collisions statewide, a detail that lines up closely with the roughly 11:15 p.m. timing of Saturday's crash.
West Valley City police have not released the identity of the man killed, and the reason he was walking in the travel lanes remains unknown. Investigators continue working to identify him as the crash investigation team's review of the scene continues.
