Authorities in Utah said Sunday that a man who has been missing for more than a week is the brother of former MTV reality star Kristin Cavallari and the brother-in-law of NFL quarterback Jay Cutler.
The Grand County Sheriff's Office said it first became involved in the search for Michael Cavallari, 30, on Nov. 27, when it received a report of an abandoned Honda Civic along Interstate 70 in the southeastern part of the state. Authorities said Cavallari was identified as the car's driver after credit card receipts in the vehicle led them to a convenience store in Monticello, Utah, where they saw him in footage on the store's security system.
The Deseret News reported that Cavallari's laptop and cellphone were found inside the car, which appeared to have hit a large rock on the side of the road. The vehicle's engine was running and its airbag was deployed.