Wyoming
22-Year-Old Wyomingite Killed, 3 Injured in Head-On Collision
A 22-year-old Wyomingite is dead following a head-on collision on the Wind River Indian Reservation.
The crash happened around 3:17 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8 at milepost 5.9 on Wyoming 132 (Blue Sky Highway), about a mile south of Ethete or about 15 miles north of Lander.
According to a fatality crash summary from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, a Pontiac was headed southbound when the driver attempted to pass another southbound vehicle and collided head-on with an oncoming Dodge.
“The Dodge attempted to steer towards the southbound lane to avoid a collision,” the summary reads. “The Pontiac steered back toward the southbound lane and impacted the Dodge head-on in the southbound lane.”
1 Killed, 3 Injured
The collision left unbuckled passenger Precious Gould dead and both drivers and another passenger injured.
Driver Inattention
The summary lists driver inattention as a possible contributing factor.
Gould is the 97th reported person to die on Wyoming’s highways this year.
The 10 Car Brands Involved in America’s Fewest Fatal Accidents
Gallery Credit: Scott Clow
Road Fatalities: Most Dangerous Time, Day, and Month by State
Gallery Credit: Scott Clow