WENDOVER, Nev. (AP) - Police in Wendover have identified the body found earlier this week on Interstate 80 near the Nevada-Utah line but they still don’t know how he died. He’s been identified as 20-year-old Christian Gutierrez of Wendover.
Authorities shut down a stretch of Interstate 80 just east of Wendover for several hours early Monday to investigate.
The Utah Highway Patrol says a driver for called dispatch about 3:30 a.m. to report a possible dead animal on the highway near mile marker No. 1. When troopers arrived, they found a body that appeared to have been struck by multiple vehicles.
Until Tuesday, authorities said they couldn’t even identify the gender of the victim. The case remains under investigation.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.