Medical Condition Being Investigated as Possible Cause of Fatal Crash Near Cheyenne

Wyoming Highway Patrol Troopers were notified of a motor vehicle collision Monday at 4:19 pm on Interstate 80 east of Cheyenne that resulted in a fatality. According to the WHP, a 2017 Peterbilt Conventional commercial truck was traveling eastbound on Interstate 80 and collided head-on with a westbound 2015 Chevrolet Silverado traveling on the wrong side of the Interstate.

The driver of the Peterbilt has been identified as Christopher Batchelder, a 41-year-old resident of Vernal, Utah. Batchelder was wearing his seatbelt and was not injured in the crash. The driver of the Chevrolet has been identified as Charles Swainson, a 57-year-old resident of Cheyenne. Swainson was not wearing his seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the crash scene. A medical condition on the part of Swainson is being investigated as a possible contributing factor. This is the 117^th fatality on Wyoming’s roadways in 2022 compared to 101 in 2021, 118 in 2020, and 136 in 2019.