GREEN RIVER — One particular person died and two others had been injured in a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 80 at milepost 96.2 close to Rock Springs Tuesday night time, based on the Wyoming Freeway Patrol fatality crash abstract report.
The deadly crash occurred Tuesday, January 24 at round 7:44 p.m. between a Dodge pickup and a Freightliner mixture unit. The motive force of a Dodge pickup misplaced management and slid onto the north shoulder of the highway. The motive force over-corrected again onto the roadway however jackknifed earlier than exiting the roadway into the median. The Dodge continued throughout the median and into oncoming visitors.
The Freightliner mixture unit didn’t have time to cease and struck the Dodge on the rear passenger facet of the car.
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The motive force of the Dodge pickup was Rafael Cervantes, 56, of Illinois. He succumbed to accidents sustained within the crash. The crash abstract report states that he was not utilizing a seatbelt, and driver fatigue/asleep, doable medical situation, and pace are being investigated as doable causes for the crash.
This data was reported within the crash abstract report, and might be modified at any time.