Jake Shoff Obituary, Death – Former BYU basketball player Jake Shoff has been confirmed as the driver who lost his life in an accident on Interstate 15 on Thursday, which resulted in significant traffic delays for several hours.
The BYU basketball team announced on its website that Shoff was the individual who perished in the incident near the Point of the Mountain. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, Shoff was reported to be “driving recklessly” in the northbound lanes when he swerved left and collided with another vehicle while operating his Mercedes SUV. Following this, he struck a concrete barrier in the median and re-entered the roadway, sideswiping two additional vehicles before his SUV overturned onto its side.
Emergency responders managed to extract Shoff from the vehicle and attempted to perform life-saving measures; however, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A native of Alpine, Shoff participated in 57 games for the Cougars from 2001 to 2004 after transferring from Weber State. He was a starter in BYU’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against Connecticut in 2003.