One Person Killed in Crash North of Gillette

GILETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and another was injured in a crash involving a pickup and a tractor-trailer north of Gillette.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Jared M. Wass of Gillette was headed south on Wyoming 59 when he lost control of his pickup on the icy roadway and slammed into an oncoming tractor-trailer at about 6:30 a.m. Monday.

Wass' passenger, 31-year-old Travis L. Nelson, also of Gillette, was ejected and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.