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Dalton Wheeler and Jonathan Sargent face manslaughter charges in a 2022 fatal crash.

Sargent's dump truck lost brakes in Big Cottonwood Canyon, killing Jessica Minnesota, police say.

The truck was deemed unsafe, according to court documents; ongoing civil litigation involves Alpine Excavation.

BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON — Three years after a dump truck lost its brakes and collided with a car near the Storm Mountain area of Big Cottonwood Canyon, killing an expectant mother and injuring others, the driver of the truck and the company's owner are now facing criminal charges.

Dalton Nathan Wheeler, 31, and Jonathan Ryan Sargent, 41, both of Ogden, were each charged Wednesday with two counts of manslaughter, a second-degree felony.

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