A newlywed couple’s road trip to Arches National Park in Utah ended in tragedy when a metal gate at the park exit swung across the road and decapitated the 25-year-old woman as she rode in a car.

A newlywed Denver couple’s road trip to Arches National Park in Utah this summer ended in tragedy when a metal gate at the park exit swung open, impaled the couple’s car and decapitated the ...

Esther Nakajjigo, 25, was on a trip to the Utah park with her husband of three months when the gate swung across the road and struck their car on June 13, 2020. She was decapitated.

FILE - Delicate Arch is seen at Arches National Park on April 25, 2021, near Moab, Utah. Attorneys representing the family of a Ugandan activist who was killed by a swinging national park gate ...

The family of a woman decapitated by a metal gate is suing Arches National Park in Utah for $270 million. ... Wind caused a metal gate to hit the couple’s car, decapitating Nakajjigo.

Relatively speaking, Arches is a fairly compact park (at roughly 76,000 acres), with very few named routes. This means that viewpoints and trails (not to mention front-gate traffic) can often feel ...

Car: The most common way to get around Arches National Park is by car. Visitors slowly inch along the scenic drive, which provides access to various viewpoints and trailheads.

A newlywed couple’s road trip to Arches National Park in Utah ended in tragedy when a metal gate at the park exit swung across the road and decapitated the 25-year-old woman as she rode in a car.

The family of a young woman who was killed by a swinging gate at Arches National Park has sued the park service over her death. Esther Nakajjigo, 25, was on a trip to the Utah park with her ...

The family of a woman decapitated by a metal gate is suing Arches National Park in Utah for $270 million. ... Wind caused a metal gate to hit the couple’s car, decapitating Nakajjigo.