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A man is dead after being hit by two semi trucks on the side of Interstate 84 after ignoring an officer\u2019s advice to remain in his vehicle.<\/p>\n
The accident happened on February 20th at 7:47 p.m. on I-84 near mile marker 4 in Snowville, Utah.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to KJZZ 14<\/a>, the man\u2019s car had broken down while stuck in traffic caused by a jackknifed semi truck<\/a>. The man approached the trooper working the wreck to ask for a ride into town, but the trooper instructed the man to wait inside of his car until the wreck was cleared.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cInstead of heeding the trooper\u2019s advice, the man walked past his disabled vehicle and continued on foot for approximately two miles,\u201d the DPS said of the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n The man began walking east in the right lane of the Interstate. A Peterbilt traveling in the right lane was then forced to swerve to avoid the man, but struck him with a side mirror. The man was knocked to the ground and quickly run over by a second Peterbilt following behind the first semi truck.\u00a0<\/p>\n The 48-year-old man accused of ignoring the trooper\u2019s advice has not been publicly identified. No further information has been released.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n