Duchesne County Sheriff deputies responded to an emergency on Highway 40 near Myton in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 25th that ultimately resulted in the death of a Vernal woman. According to a press release from the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, the woman, 38-year-old Erica Marquez, had been medically cleared at Ashley Regional Medical Center earlier in the evening. She was being transported from Ashley Regional to a behavioral health facility in Utah County by Uintah County Sheriff’s deputies, as required by law. When the deputies noticed the woman was experiencing a medical problem near Myton, they immediately stopped their vehicle and began to render aid, including CPR. An ambulance was called to the scene but EMTs were unable to resuscitate the woman. The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office is working with the State Bureau of Investigations on the case and hope to have more information soon. Marquez’s body has been sent to the medical examiner’s office for examination. This is an open investigation and Duchesne County Sheriff Travis Tucker says no further information will be released as autopsy results are pending.
