Heavy Snow — Converse County Lower Elevations, Wyoming
2020-10-22 to 2020-10-23 · Converse County Lower Elevations, Wyoming
Event narrative
Wyoming Highway Patrol investigated a crash between a dump truck and pickup truck along Interstate 25 west five miles west of Douglas around milepost 145. Around 8:05 PM MDT, a 66-year old male was outside of his pickup truck on the shoulder after sliding off the interstate when a dump truck lost control on the ice and snow-covered roadway and slid off the road into the individual and pickup truck, rolling over on its side with the individual pinned between the vehicles. The 66-year old male died as a result of the crash while the dump truck driver suffered no injuries. A public individual reported 6.0 inches of heavy snowfall a mile south of Douglas.
Wider weather episode
Wyoming Highway Patrol investigated a crash between a dump truck and pickup truck along Interstate 25 west five miles west of Douglas around milepost 145. Around 8:05 PM MDT, a 66-year old male was outside of his pickup truck on the shoulder after sliding off the interstate when a dump truck lost control on the ice and snow-covered roadway and slid off the road into the individual and pickup truck, rolling over on its side with the individual pinned between the vehicles. The 66-year old male died as a result of the crash while the dump truck driver suffered no injuries. A public individual reported 6.0 inches of heavy snowfall a mile south of Douglas. Another unrelated accident occurred earlier in the evening out in Albany County by Rock River where a vehicle lost control on icy roadways crashing into another vehicle resulting in a death of an 18-year-old female and injuring four others.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 920239. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.