One Person Killed in Fiery Semi Crash on I-80 Near Rawlins

UPDATE: The Wyoming Highway Patrol has released the name of the person killed in a fiery semi crash on I-80 near Rawlins.

43-year-old Koffi Amekousse from Georgia was driving a Freightliner semi when it crossed over the fog line and collided with a Volvo semi parked on the side of the road, ultimately resulting in Koffi's death.

WHP reports that the road was dry and weather conditions clear. They did not list a possible contributing factor.

Koffi is the 65th reported fatality on Wyoming's highways so far this year compared to 104 at the same time last year.

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One person was killed in a fiery crash involving two commercial vehicles on September 7th, at about 9:30 a.m. on I-80 by mile marker 223 near Rawlins.

Eastbound I-80 remained closed for close to eight hours after the crash. The Wyoming Department of Transportation reported grass fires that needed to be put out as a result of the crash.

The WHP summarized that a red 2022 Freightliner Cascadia crossed the right fog line and struck the left rear corner of a tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder.

The Freightliner and its trailer jackknifed and skidded across eastbound lanes, coming to rest blocking both lanes. The Freightliner became engulfed in flames and the driver succumbed to their injuries.

The Carbon County Coroner was not immediately available for questions in regards to the identity of the victim, we will update this article when more information is available.