WYOMING – Three people died following a head-on collision at milepost 26 on WYO 120 near Thermopolis on May 8. Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area to investigate the crash.
Kolten Scott Moss, 18, of Laramie who was driving a 2003 Dodge Ram pickup; Ib Ruan Jensen, 75, of Cannes, France, who was driving a 2019 Winnebago Outlook; and Elsebeth Feilberg Jensen, 72, of Cannes, France, died at the scene of the crash at 12:10pm.
Moss was traveling southbound on WYO 120 in his Dodge pickup when it crossed the centerline and northbound lane and exited the road. Moss then overcorrected his vehicle back towards the highway and into oncoming traffic.
Jensen’s Winnebago was northbound when Moss’ Dodge entered into his lane of travel. The vehicle collided head-on, which resulted in both vehicles becoming fully engulfed in flames.
Moss was a freshman at NWC where he was also on the rodeo team. Wyoming Highway Patrol could not determine whether alcohol, fatigue, or any other factor was to blame for the accident.
The Jensens were reportedly visiting from France.
It was the 27th, 28th, and 29th fatalities on Wyoming’s highways in 2018 compared to 34 in 2017, 16 in 2016, and 44 in 2015 to date.
