CASPER, Wyo. – One person is dead and another injured after a head-on crash near Rock Springs on Wednesday evening.
According to a Wyoming Highway Patrol preliminary report, a Kia Sportage was heading eastbound on Foothill Boulevard when the driver failed to negotiate a right curve. The Kia crossed into the westbound lane, colliding head-on with a Ram pickup.
A 28-year-old passenger from Wyoming died in the crash, and one other person was injured. The deceased was identified in the report as 28-year-old Adam Tyler.
The report says that no seatbelt was in use, and cites speed and driver inattention as possible contributing factors for the crash.
This story contains preliminary information as provided by the Wyoming Highway Patrol via the Wyoming Department of Transportation Fatal Crash Summary map. The information may be subject to change. Oil City News has contacted the WHP to verify the report’s information.
