PROVO, Utah-Early Sunday morning, an Orem man was arrested on suspicion of automobile homicide and DUI after rolling his car in Provo Canyon early Sunday morning. This killed his passenger.
21-year-old Victor Alencastro told authorities he had been drinking beer and driving too fast when failing to handle a curve properly on Squaw Peak Road per Utah County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Spencer Cannon.
Cannon reported the accident occurred around 4:00 am Sunday morning.
Alencastro lost control of the car off the side of the road, causing it to roll down a steep embankment about 200 feet down the mountain.
Alencastro was wearing a seat belt and survived with minor injuries, Cannon confirmed.
The 21-year-old passenger was later identified as Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Bautista of Orem. Gonzalez-Bautista was not wearing a seat belt and he was ejected through the car’s sunroof as he died at the scene, Cannon reported.
Alencastro was treated at Utah Valley Hospital of Provo and is presently being detained at the Utah County Jail.
His bail has been set at $6,420.








