WYOMING – A crash near Casper claimed the life of one local resident on Memorial Day.
Wyoming Highway Patrol responded to a call for a one-vehicle rollover at milepost 6 on Highway 257 near Casper at 6:35pm Monday, May 28.
Troopers pieced together the incident.
A 1969 Pontiac GTO was traveling northbound on Highway 257 when the vehicle exited into the northbound right-of-way. The driver over-corrected, which resulted in the vehicle entering back onto the highway. The vehicle then crossed both lanes of travel and entered into the southbound right-of-way before it overturned one and a half times, coming to a rest on the vehicle’s roof.
The driver succumbed to his injuries on scene. Speed and alcohol use are being investigated as possible contributing factors to the crash.
The driver has been identified as Gary Stewart, 65, of Casper, Wyoming.
This is the 39th fatality on Wyoming’s highways in 2018 compared to 39 in 2017, 24 in 2016, and 49 in 2015 to date.
