Utah CEO, Daughter Killed After Excavator Plows into Their Car

A tragic accident takes the lives of a father and his daughter.

Richard David Hendrickson57 years old, and his daughter SallyA 16-year-old man died July 6 after a bulldozer fell on his car, the Utah Highway Patrol said in a news release.

According to the agency, a tow truck carrying a small bulldozer was “attempting to negotiate a curve to the right when the bulldozer slid off the driver’s side.” Richard and Sally were traveling in the opposite direction in a GMC pickup truck towing a boat.

“The bulldozer landed on the GMC truck,” the statement continued, noting that while two other adult passengers were transported with non-life-threatening injuries, “the adult male driver and a minor female passenger were pronounced dead at the scene.”

Although the Utah Highway Patrol has only shared Richard’s identity, his company Lifetime Products has confirmed that he and Sally were killed in the crash.

“It is with deep sadness that we announce the tragic and sudden passing of our CEO and President, Richard David Hendrickson, in a car accident,” the company wrote. “This tragic accident also claimed the life of one of his daughters, Sally.”