Wyoming Highway Patrol

The pickup crossed the centerline into the eastbound lane and began to spin counterclockwise as it left the highway.

Seat belt use likely kept a four-vehicle collision on Interstate 80 from turning tragic, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The 16 highway deaths reported as of Friday afternoon mark a significant rise compared to figures in recent years.

The Patrol is investigating the possibility that Ortiz may have been driving too fast for the slick road conditions.

Sgt. Jeremy Beck of the Wyoming Highway Patrol said in a statement Friday that the crash occurred near milepost five at roughly 3:20 p.m. Thursday.

Sgt. Jeremy Beck says it all began when a passerby stopped to check on a driver that appeared to be passed out behind the wheel of his vehicle.

Beck's statement did not indicate where the snowplow driver found the money.

A San Francisco, California woman could face up to 10 years in prison after a Wyoming trooper found 43.8 pounds of marijuana in her car.

Former Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Franklin Ryle intended to kill a driver and stage an accident that would either injure him or kill Ryle’s wife.