Wednesday night, August 17th, at approximately 11:30 pm, local Wendover PD responded to a call of a crash near the Wendover airport.
When the police officers arrived, they found a vehicle resting on its top. The driver was identified as Juan Carlos Gallo, 21 year old, from Wendover Utah. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
While Juan was driving his vehicle drifted off of the road. He overcorrected causing his car to travel across both lanes, off the side of the roadway, and through a fence before vaulting one time, coming to rest on its top.
Juan was not wearing a seatbelt. Excessive speed and alcohol are contributing factors into this crash.
The West Wendover Police Department wants to remind all occupants of any vehicle to buckle up as they continue their enforcement/education efforts on unrestrained, distracted and impaired drivers.