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6-Year-Old Wyomingite Dead After Running in Front of Side-by-Side
A 6-year-old Wyomingite is dead after being struck by a side-by-side, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says.
It happened around 1:33 p.m. on June 27, 2024, at milepost 138 on Wyoming 51 near Gillette.
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Race Turns Deadly
According to a fatality crash summary, the side-by-side was racing an ATV in the right-of-way when the child ran in front of the side-by-side and was struck.
The summary lists speed as a possible contributing factor.
This is the fourth reported juvenile and the 43rd reported person to die on Wyoming's highways so far this year.
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