Overview
- Rebecca Hafen, who was seven months pregnant, was struck while walking on the shoulder near 1808 E. Dairy Lane in Moroni in a crash that happened about 7:55 a.m. on Tuesday and she was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
- Doctors performed an emergency delivery after the crash; Hafen later died at the hospital and the newborn was treated in a neonatal intensive care unit before dying, according to a family fundraiser update.
- The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating the collision and the Sanpete County Attorney's Office will decide whether to file charges, with officials saying charges are unlikely unless investigators find speed or other driver fault.
- The deaths leave husband Tyson Hafen and nine children without their mother and newborn; a GoFundMe organized for the family has raised broad community support and the family reported being able to hold and say goodbye to the infant.
- The case highlights risks for pedestrians on rural roads where factors like sun glare, speed, distraction, and limited shoulders can increase danger and shape how authorities assess criminal responsibility.