Concrete stake impales woman in chest after crashing through windshield

(Gray News) – An 18-year-old woman in Utah is in serious condition after she was impaled by a concrete stake that went through a car’s windshield.

According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, the woman was a passenger in a Toyota Corolla when she was impaled.

Officials said it happened on SR-189 Monday afternoon.

A concrete stake came over a concrete barrier, struck the hood of the Toyota and went through the windshield.

The 18-year-old, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, was impaled in the chest. She was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

Officials are trying to determine where the concrete stake came from. They are unsure if it fell off another vehicle or if it was previous road debris that was kicked up.

Further information was not available.