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Truck driver jailed without bond after crash kills 6

UPDATE 2:45 p.m.: Authorities say five of the six men killed last week when a dump truck collided with a pickup truck on a Utah state highway were from Honduras.

Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Nick Street said Monday that authorities are coordinating with Honduran consular officials to inform the victim’s families before making their identities public.

They were killed Friday when a dump truck driven by 41-year-old Jamie Don McKenzie crossed a median and hit the pickup south of Park City, Utah.

The Hondurans were passengers in the pickup driven by 62-year-old Efrain O. Cardenas of Salt Lake City, who also died.

McKenzie is jailed on suspicion of six counts of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence causing serious injury.

It’s unknown if McKenzie has an attorney.

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Authorities in Utah say a man suspected of driving under the influence has been jailed without bond after a crash killed six men in a pickup truck.
Court records show 41-year-old Jamie Don McKenzie remains in Wasatch County Jail for investigation of six counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of driving under the influence causing serious injury, as well as having an open container, reckless driving and speeding violations.


It was unclear Sunday if McKenzie has a lawyer yet.

Utah Highway Patrol officers reported finding prescription pills and open containers of alcohol inside the dump truck.

The accident occurred Friday on a state highway near Heber, about 15 miles south of Park City.

Authorities say only one of the six victims in the pickup has been identified.

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