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SLCPD: Pedestrian struck, mortally injured by truck that left scene

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 16, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A 20-year-old man was struck and critically injured overnight by a garbage truck that left the scene. The man later died at a hospital.

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