EAGLE MOUNTAIN — A fatal accident Friday afternoon involved a man accused of a sexual assault.
John Cottrell, 33, was driving east on U-73 when his car collided head-on with a large dump truck. Cottrell died at the scene.
Police had received a call shortly before the accident regarding the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in Eagle Mountain. Cottrell had allegedly picked the girl up from school at 9:15 a.m. and taken her to his home, where he reportedly sexually assaulted her. Police received the call regarding the alleged sexual assault at 10:27 a.m., after Cottrell had left the home to run errands.
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Police are investigating.