UPDATE: Alcohol suspected in fatal crash near Utah-Colorado line

By Mike Wiggins
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Alcohol impairment is a suspected factor in a rollover crash on Interstate 70 in eastern Utah which killed a Texas killed woman, and injured another woman, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

Vivian Cooper, 67, of San Antonio, was behind the wheel of a 1998 Dodge Caravan, which careened off I-70 headed eastbound just after 9 a.m., about 11 miles from the Utah-Colorado line, Trooper Todd Johnson said. Cooper was pronounced dead at the scene.

Johnson said investigators believe the Caravan drifted into the median, before over-correcting back to the right and skidding off the roadway, crashing through a fence and rolling nearly twice.

A passenger, Tamra Kindred of San Antonio, suffered head injuries and was flown to St. Mary’s Hospital. Both women were wearing seat belts, Johnson said.

Check back with GJSentinel.com later today for updates and read the full story in Wednesday’s Daily Sentinel.