A teenage motorcyclist was killed Monday morning in a head-on collision on a state road at the base of Mount Timpanogos.

Killed was:Tyson Brent McDaniel, 17, American Fork.

McDaniel was riding northbound on U-146 in a no-passing zone when he passed a truck and collided with a southbound vehicle pulling a utility trailer, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

McDaniel was not wearing a helmet, the UHP said. Trooper Dave Rumfield investigated the accident.

The driver, Kent Yocom, Pleasant Grove, was uninjured. His daughter, Sandra, 11, suffered cuts and scrapes, according to the UHP.

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The 10:50 a.m. accident occurred about one mile south of the east entrance to Cedar Hills.

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