GREEN RIVER, UT – Drugs, alcohol, and suicide attempts contributed to a head-on crash on Friday, Dec. 30.
The collision occurred before 6:30 p.m. on I-70, KSL TV reported. A driver of a Mitsubishi Lancer intentionally drove on the opposite lanes and collided with a Jeep Wrangler head-on.
The driver of the Mitsubishi was identified as 30-year-old Elijah James Schaller was under the influence of meth and marijuana and had suicidal thoughts.
Schaller sustained unspecified injuries and is facing multiple charges, which include two counts of murder, a second-degree felony, and more; he was booked into Emery County Jail.
The passenger of the Jeep Wrangler was unharmed, while the driver was seriously injured.
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