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Two Missouri Residents Killed In Crash Near Dayton
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Hydroplaning as a result of wet road conditions, poor tire tread and speed are being investigated as contributing factors in a crash on US Highway 14 southwest of Dayton, that resulted in the deaths of two Missouri motorcyclists.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says just after 4pm this past Saturday (July 3rd), a 2007 Ford Crown Vic was traveling west on US 14 in a heavy rainstorm with very poor tire tread.
The Ford driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a curve to the right and crossed into the eastbound lane colliding with two motorcyclists.
The motorcyclists have been identified as 56-year old Brett Dickerson and 57-year old Robin Dickerson, both from Plattsburg, Missouri.
Both of them were wearing helmets, however they died from their injuries at the scene of the crash.
The driver of the Ford has been identified as 55-year-old Banner, Wyoming resident Scott Nicholson.
The passengers in the vehicle have been identified as 59-year-old Sandra L. Nicholson, 19-year-old Mary A. Nicholson, and 22-year-old William S. Nicholson.
All occupants were wearing a seatbelt and transported to the Sheridan Memorial Hospital for injuries sustained in the crash.
Equipment failure and speed on the part of Nicholson are being investigated as potential contributing factors.
This is the 46th and 47th fatalities on Wyoming’s roadways in 2021 compared to 47 in 2020, 84 in 2019, and 47 in 2018 to date.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol contributed to this report.
edward capp
July 7, 2021 at 8:24 am
Hopefully they are prosecuted to the full extent of the law, since they neglected to keep their car safe for other people on the road.
Dennis Dickerson
September 13, 2021 at 12:44 pm
Tox reports are back on the bikers. Clean and sober. No word on the driver except he has lawyered up. Children of the victims are waiting on Patrol reports for life insurance issues. This seems it will be a lon, painful process.