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.
One of the three people in the tractor-trailer was injured. He was treated at a nearby hospital and released.
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