Lehi police have not closed the books on the Aug. 7 multi-vehicle crash that killed 27-year-old religious podcaster Chandler “Chuck” David Hendry, and no full public crash report or citation package has been released as of Aug. 11. What investigators have put on the record is specific: witnesses told police Hendry ran a red light about 8:25 a.m. at Timpanogos Highway and Morning Vista Road, struck two other vehicles whose occupants were not injured, and was not wearing a seat belt before he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
What police have said — and what they have not
Lehi city and police spokesperson Jeanteil Livingston identified Hendry as the sole fatality and said the other drivers and passengers walked away without injury. ABC4 reported witnesses described Hendry colliding with two northbound vehicles near 1200 West after running the light, and Livingston confirmed to that outlet he was pronounced dead at the hospital. Fox 13, citing early police information, said the three-car wreck left one vehicle rolled over at the Morning Vista–Timpanogos Highway intersection.
KSL reported police were called shortly before 8:30 a.m. and that traffic cameras showed Timpanogos Highway blocked between 500 West and 1700 West while the scene was processed. KUTV said both eastbound and westbound State Route 92 were closed for the investigation and that the intersection remained shut as of about 10 a.m. that day. Livingston has emphasized the case remains under investigation; Utah outlets have not reported any completed citation list or toxicology findings, and a full Lehi Police Department narrative report is not posted online for public review.
Who Hendry was beyond the crash headlines
Hendry founded the Restored Truth podcast and social platforms, which focused on interfaith dialogue, scripture, Christian history, and preparing future missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Restored Truth website pivoted after his death to promote a candlelight vigil “for a time of remembrance, reflection, and love,” listing the gathering for Monday, Aug. 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Latter-day Saint meetinghouse at 11300 Highland Blvd. in Highland, with no registration required.
Family and community details that did not appear in the earliest crash briefs fill in the human stakes. Hendry, a Midway native who graduated from Wasatch High School, had served as a Latter-day Saint missionary and later worked door-to-door pest-control sales for Vantage Marketing and as a solar door-to-door sales manager for LGCY Power before building his religious media presence, according to profile reporting that cited his public social and LinkedIn history. He proposed to AnaLynn Hudson in April 2024 with a Facebook post captioned “Here’s to forever,” married her in September 2024, and the couple lived in Meridian, Idaho; she has been described as a digital creator, dance instructor, and Utah Valley University student.
In March 2026, Hendry appeared on The Committed Man podcast to discuss faith, courage, and why he believed more Latter-day Saints should “stop playing defense,” framing Restored Truth as a platform for defending and explaining the restored gospel online. The Salt Lake Tribune described him as an “up-and-coming” LDS podcaster and influencer whose peers called him “passionate” and a “big presence,” and noted he left behind his wife, AnaLynn Hudson Hendry.
Money, mourning, and what comes next
A GoFundMe organized by Olivia Pizzi of Meridian, Idaho, titled “Support for AnaLynn and Chandler’s Family,” said Hendry died Aug. 7, 2026, at age 27 and left his wife and parents facing sudden funeral and living costs. As of Aug. 11 the campaign had raised about $70,719 toward an $80,000 goal from roughly 952 donations, with proceeds earmarked for funeral expenses and AnaLynn’s immediate needs. The fundraiser text described him as an “amazing sibling, uncle, and friend” who helped people understand gospel teachings and feel loved by Heavenly Father.
Seat belts, SR-92, and a growing Lehi corridor
Livingston’s statement that Hendry was unrestrained lands against hard statewide numbers. Utah Highway Safety Office problem-identification data for 2020–2024 show unrestrained occupants made up only about 0.09% of all people in crashes yet accounted for 28% of occupant deaths — the third-leading factor among fatal-crash behaviors — and estimate that 354 Utah lives might have been saved over five years if every occupant had buckled up. The same report says Utah’s observed seat-belt use rate fell to 89.6% in 2025 from 90.7% in 2024 and a recent high of 92.4% in 2023, and that among motor vehicle occupants ages 15–29 who were killed or severely injured, only 48% were buckled. Utah County ranked second only to Salt Lake County among counties with the highest share of statewide traffic fatalities in that period (about 12%).
The crash site sits in Lehi’s fast-growing Traverse Mountain / Silicon Slopes edge, where Timpanogos Highway (SR-92) meets Morning Vista Road. A mixed-use project branded The Collective at Morning Vista is under construction on the northeast corner of that same intersection, planned with grocery, retail, and restaurant space in a corridor already thick with commuting and development traffic. Separately, the Utah Department of Transportation has advanced a Timpanogos Highway Safety Project that extends the center median on SR-92 from Manor Drive to Park Drive (mileposts 6 to 7) to improve access and exit safety — a different stretch of the same highway, not the Morning Vista signal itself, but evidence UDOT has treated SR-92 as a safety-priority corridor.
What happens next for the case is procedural rather than ceremonial: Lehi police still list the wreck as under investigation, with no public release yet of a final cause determination, reconstruction findings, or charging decisions. For Hendry’s circle, the near-term path is the Highland vigil window on Aug. 10, the ongoing Meridian-organized fundraiser for AnaLynn and his parents, and whatever funeral arrangements the family sets once those costs are covered.
