Tongan mother dies in Utah crash laid to rest

A 30-year-old Tongan mother who died after being ejected from a vehicle during a crash on S.R. 158 near Pineview Reservoir in Utah, United States, was finally laid to rest last week Saturday 17.

‘Alilia Fotofili, 30, of Ogden died after a crash happened shortly after midnight Monday, Sept. 12, Weber County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nate Hutchinson was quoted by Standard Examiner as saying.

Fotofili was driving a Dodge Caravan north on S.R. 158 when she hit a guardrail, causing the vehicle to roll, he said.

The first deputy to arrive at the scene performed CPR on the woman until paramedics arrived, Hutchinson said.

However, the woman was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Hutchinson said there were no passengers in the vehicle with the woman. The crash remains under investigation, Hutchinson said. The woman’s identity had not been released as of 2:30 p.m. Monday.

Her family and friends have shared their grief over her death on social media.

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