Crash Near Thermopolis Results in Three Fatalities

A two-vehicle crash Saturday morning on US 20 south of Thermopolis claimed the lives of three individuals. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, a 2016 Cadillac Escalade was headed south on US 20 when the driver attempted to pass a southbound vehicle and collided head-on with a 2014 BMW X-6 traveling northbound.  The driver of the Cadillac has been identified as 83-year-old Dallas, Texas, resident Peter Sherman. Sherman was wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the crash scene.

The driver of the BMW has been identified as 52-year-old Casper, Wyoming, resident Mauro Diaz. Diaz was wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the crash scene. The juvenile passenger was properly restrained and transported to Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, where he succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash. Driver inattention on the part of Sherman is being investigated as a possible contributing factor. There have now been 90 fatalities on Wyoming’s roadways this year compared to 86 in 2021, 100 in 2020, and 120 in 2019 to date.