A man died after he was hit by a vehicle on the Interstate 15 over the weekend.
According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, 27 year old Victor Muller of Idaho Falls was in a car which ran out of gas at around 10.40 p.m. on Friday near 7500 South on northbound I-15.
He left the vehicle, jumped the barrier and ran across the northbound I 15 to get some gas. The man was able to get the gas, but as he was running back to his car, carrying the gas can, he was hit and killed by a vehicle traveling in the left lanes.
Authorities say that a friend and a child were waiting for Muller in the car.
The driver who hit the victim was unhurt but Muller died at the scene.
According to officials, all of the vehicles involved in the crash returned to the scene. Officials have not revealed whether any citations may result from the incident.
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