Highway Patrol: Driver killed in crash with horse on I-15

Highway Patrol: Driver killed in crash with horse on I-15

LEEDS, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a driver alone in a vehicle was killed when it struck a horse on Interstate 15 in southwestern Utah.

The Highway Patrol says the wreck occurred near Leeds in Washington County early Thursday morning before troopers arrived in response to a report of horses on the highway.

No information was released about the driver’s identity and the condition of the horse wasn’t immediately available.

Leeds is 256 miles (411 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.