The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving four semi trucks that killed a Hyrum man on Interstate 15 in Box Elder County on Wednesday afternoon.
In his incident report, UHP trooper Scott Singleton said that at 1:54 p.m. trucker Derrel Ray Leach of Hyrum was traveling northbound on I-15 near mile post 364 when he rear-ended a second semi that was stopped in the outside lane because of an earlier crash at the site.

Leach's truck slammed into the rear of the second truck's trailer, crushing the cab area and causing Leach fatal trauma.

He was 64.
Singleton said it appeared Leach attempted to stop before hitting the rig.

The impact sent the second semi-truck into a third semi-truck, which then rolled into a fourth semi-truck. No other drivers were injured and reports indicate all parties were wearing seat belts.
Singleton said the three rigs were stopped because they were preparing to go around the previous crash site.
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