The Utah Highway Patrol reports the incident occurred around 2:40 p.m. Sept. 8. The woman was in the passenger seat of a Toyota sedan, traveling north on U.S. 189 near mile marker 18 in Wasatch County.
A metal stake used in concrete construction came over the highway barrier, hit the hood of the car and went through the windshield, impaling the woman in the chest.
She was transported to the hospital in serious condition.
Highway Patrol troopers say they don’t yet know whether the rebar was already on the road or if it flew off a vehicle immediately before the incident.
Troopers are asking the public to reach out with any details that could help in the investigation.
Anyone with information about the crash can call the non-emergency Summit County Dispatch line at (435) 615-3600.
All northbound lanes of U.S. 189 were briefly closed Monday afternoon. Lanes reopened around 3:30 p.m.
