Today, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced charges filed against Peter Joseph Hoffelmeyer, including automobile homicide, for his alleged role in the death of T.G., a woman who apparently pulled over to change her tire.
On October 30, 2026, Utah Highway Patrol responded to a crash on I-80 Westbound. Medical personnel told the trooper that the driver of the green Subaru, T.G., involved in the crash, had been pronounced deceased on scene. Hoffelmeyer, the driver of a red Nissan Altima, and his female passenger, A.S., had been sent to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Troopers saw that the Nissan had extensive front-end damage and the Subaru had heavy rear-end damage. In addition, they observed no signs of hard braking by the Nissan on the roadway near the crash site. From tire marks on the road, troopers determined that T.G. had pulled the Subaru onto the right shoulder, out of the flow of traffic. Troopers found the spare tire just in front of T.G., along with her cellphone, which had instructions on how to change a tire on the screen. Troopers observed evidence that showed the trunk of the Subaru had been open, and T.G. had been standing at the back of the vehicle when the defendant struck her.
A witness told troopers that he had observed the defendant in the driver's seat of the Nissan, moving like he was under the influence. The witness said that the defendant had kept his foot on the gas pedal the whole time until the Nissan quit running.
A trooper responded to the hospital where the defendant was being assessed and heard the defendant tell medical staff that he had taken his wife’s “generic Adderall” around 7:00 p.m. that night. The defendant also admitted he had two mixed drinks and taken 10 “shotgun” hits of THC from his wife before driving from Herriman to Park City for a party earlier, and that he had then had two more mixed drinks at the party in Park City. The defendant told troopers he had stopped drinking an hour before leaving the party and felt safe to drive. When a PBT test was administered to the defendant, it returned positive for alcohol at a 0.144 level. A blood draw was ordered and taken, but the results have not yet returned.
Today, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office filed one count of automobile homicide, a second-degree felony, and one count of negligently operating a vehicle resulting in injury, a class A misdemeanor.
“When we get behind the wheel of a car, every one of us has a responsibility, not just to those in the car with us, but to everyone else who is on the road with us. We mourn the loss of a member of our community who apparently pulled over to do what many of us have had to do: simply change a tire and head home. But this driver never had a chance to get back into her car and drive home to the people that love her. We will work to ensure that her friends and family get the justice they deserve for the loss of her life,” said Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. “We appreciate the investigation conducted by Utah Highway Patrol that led to the filing of these charges. All persons accused of wrongdoing are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law."