Wyoming Driver Killed in Rollover Crash on I-25 Near Wheatland
A Wyoming driver is dead following a single-vehicle rollover crash in Platte County, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says.
It happened around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, March 15 at milepost 84 on Interstate 25, about four miles north of Wheatland.
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According to a fatality crash summary, 44-year-old Brandy McKinney was behind the wheel of a southbound Chevrolet Tahoe when McKinney crossed an icy bridge deck and lost control of the SUV, causing it to trip and roll at least twice.
McKinney was not wearing a seat belt and died from their injuries.
The Patrol says the interstate was generally wet at the time of the crash, but some of the bridge decks were icy.
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