Man charged with manslaughter in Utah County crash that killed 2 boys playing in corral

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The Utah County Attorney’s office Thursday announced manslaughter charges against an Eagle Mountain man who police said was high on meth when he struck and killed two toddlers last week.

This car crashed into a stable in Eagle Mountain on May 2, killing two 3-year-old boys who were playing there.The Utah County Attorney’s office Thursday announced manslaughter charges against an Eagle Mountain man who police said was high on meth when heWitnesses said Kent Cody Barlow, 25, was driving recklessly at about 100 mph before his car flew off the road near 2300 N. 1600 West on the evening of May 7.

“Our hearts go out to the Ratliff and Jackson families who are suffering the incalculable loss of two 3-year-old children,” Leavitt said in a virtual news conference Thursday. First responders also found three passengers in Barlow’s vehicle who were in “various states of injury.” Barlow told police in the area to race his car, but had little memory after hitting a bump at the time of the crash.

Barlow faces two counts of second-degree felony manslaughter in connection with the fatal crash, each punishable by one to 15 years in Utah State Prison.

 

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