Man dies after crashing into multiple vehicles in West Valley

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — A man has died after police say he collided with multiple vehicles late Saturday night.

West Valley City Police tells FOX 13 News the crash happened around 10:00 p.m., when a driver, now identified as Peni Palei, 69, was heading east on 3100 South when he rear-ended a vehicle near 3750 West. The struck vehicle then struck a third vehicle at the scene.

Palei then left the scene and drove west in the eastbound lanes, colliding with a four vehicle head-on. He was then extricated from the vehicle and transported to a local hospital, where he later died.

The three other drivers and the ten passengers involved in the crashes only sustained minor injuries, and were treated at the scene.