LARAMIE, Wyo. — A Wyoming man was killed by a pickup truck Nov. 28 after he walked onto the highway in Albany County near Laramie.
According to a report from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, 35-year-old Matthew Walker, wrapped in a brown blanket, walked into the road along U.S. Highway 30 near mile marker 326.
At shortly past 7 p.m., Walker was struck by a northbound Chevrolet 2500, which hit him with the front passenger quarter-panel.
The WHP reports that the driver initially believed they had struck a deer or other animal until he turned around and saw the blanket in the road. There are no possible contributing factors listed in the WHP incident report.
This marks the 11th pedestrian fatality in Wyoming this year.
This story contains preliminary information as provided by the Wyoming Highway Patrol. The agency advises that information may be subject to change.