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PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT

June 6, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact Information: PolicePRUnit@slcgov.com

SLCPD Investigating Deadly Motorcycle Crash

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Police Department is investigating a deadly crash involving a car and motorcycle.

This investigation started at 10:20 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023, when SLC911 received information about a crash involving a motorcycle traveling near 2 South 5600 West.

Salt Lake City Fire Department paramedics arrived on scene and started life-saving efforts but the motorcyclist, 56-year-old Theodor Butcher, died on scene.

Officers secured the scene and requested the help of the Crash Analysis Reconstruction (CAR) Team and SLCPD Crime Lab.

Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives believe a Tesla, driven northbound on 5600 West by a 27-year-old man, made a U-turn in front of Butcher who was southbound.

The driver of the Tesla remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

No arrests or citations have been made.

This crash marks the fifth traffic-related fatality in Salt Lake City for 2023.

The CAR Team is a multi-jurisdictional crash team that investigates crashes involving serious physical injuries or death. Members of the CAR Team receive specialized training in collision examination, speed analysis, vehicle dynamics, occupant kinematics, scene photography, surveying equipment, crash scene mapping, evidence collection and computer aided drawing programs.

The CAR Team includes law enforcement from the Salt Lake City Police Department and several other Salt Lake Valley law enforcement agencies. There is no additional information for release.

No photos from the scene are available.

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