{"id":26650,"date":"2024-07-15T23:23:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T23:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-couple-and-infant-killed-in-collision-near-moab\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:42:57","slug":"mancos-couple-and-infant-killed-in-collision-near-moab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-couple-and-infant-killed-in-collision-near-moab\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos couple and infant killed in collision near Moab"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Derick
Derick and Shay Hurst, as well as their 3-month-old infant Skylar (not pictured), were killed in a crash north of Moab, Utah, on Sunday. Two of their other children were injured. (Derick Hurst Facebook)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

A Mancos couple and their infant died Sunday in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 191 north of Moab, Utah, while traveling home from a softball tournament in Vernal, Utah.<\/p>\n

According to a GoFundMe set up for the family by Tel Hamilton, the crash resulted in the death of Derick Hurst, 31, Shay Hurst, 28, and Skylar Hurst, 3 months.<\/p>\n

Two of their sons, Jamie and Dean Hurst, were injured in the crash. One was taken to a hospital, while the other was airlifted to Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n

According to the Utah Department of Public Safety<\/a>, the Hursts\u2019 Chevrolet Suburban was southbound when it entered the northbound lane and struck a motor home head-on about 6 miles south of Interstate 70.<\/p>\n

They were described as a \u201clocal family that is loved by all.\u201d They have five surviving children.<\/p>\n

\"Derick
Derick and Shay Hurst and a 3-month-old girl were killed Sunday after their Chevrolet Suburban collided with a recreational vehicle on U.S. Highway 191 near milepost 151. (Utah Department of Public Safety)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Derick Hurst was a Mancos High School graduate who worked at Nice Electric before his death. He was also a pewee wrestling and football coach in Dolores. He and Shay were married in 2021, according to Facebook.<\/p>\n

Shay Hurst was a Montezuma-Cortez High School graduate who attended Walden University upon her high school graduation in 2014. She worked at both Axis Health System and as a certified medical assistant and phlebotomist at Southwest Health System, but was not working at either of those institutions at the time of her death.<\/p>\n

A GoFundMe<\/a> for the couple\u2019s children has raised $26,964 as of Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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