TAYLORSVILLE — A veteran civilian employee of the Salt Lake County Jail was killed in a traffic crash Friday.
The accident occurred at the intersection of 5400 South and Redwood Road about 7 a.m. Jill Huston, 50, of West Jordan, was taken to Intermountain Health Care where she passed away due to her injuries.
"We're very devastated. Obviously our thoughts and well wishes go to her family. Just a huge loss for us today," said Salt Lake County Sheriff's Sgt. Cammie Skogg.
Huston's Buick Regal was hit by a Dodge Ram pickup truck. The front of the pickup struck the driver's side door of Huston's vehicle, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
The driver of the truck, whose name was not immediately released, is also an employee with Salt Lake County, according to the UHP.
Details of how the crash occurred were not immediately available.
Skogg said Huston had worked at the jail for seven years. She started off working in the warehouse and got to know a lot of the jail staff by delivering supplies. She was currently working as a control room operator for the jail, Skogg said.
Because the control room operators work eight hours a day in a small room, they all get to know each other well. Skogg said Huston was a "very active" part of the office and "was very well liked." In addition to her regular duties, Skogg said Huston was involved in many extracurricular activities surrounding the sheriff's office and jail, such as helping to plan parades and other events.
"There are a lot of devastated (staff) members today," Skogg said.
Email: preavy@deseretnews.com, Twitter: DNewsCrimeTeam