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The driver overcorrected, causing the combination unit to roll onto the driver's side.

Further details were not immediately released.

Meade County Sheriff Ron Merwin said he couldn't yet share details on how the girl died.

The Toyota again left the pavement and entered the median, where it rolled several times before coming to a rest in the westbound lanes.

Ritthaler was last seen shortly after 12:30 p.m. Thursday getting into a dark-colored vehicle at the Coffee Cup in Moorcroft.

The driver of the pickup tried to stop but was unable to avoid a broadside collision with the driver's side of the Pontiac.

Driver fatigue is being investigated as a possible contributing factor in the crash.

Though the circumstances of the initial collision were unclear Tuesday, Beck said the hay caught fire after the crash.

The incident remains under investigation.

A county prosecutor declined to pursue charges against Mackay for the accident.