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Driver Inattention Being Investigated for Possible Cause of Fatal Crash Near Cheyenne
A fatal crash that occurred early Sunday evening on Wyoming 211 northwest of Cheyenne may have been the result of driver inattention. According to a media release from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, troopers were notified of a one-vehicle rollover around milepost 24 on Wyoming 211 at 5:26 pm Sunday.
A 2002 Subaru Outback was headed north when the driver failed to negotiate a curve to the right and exited the roadway’s west side, causing the vehicle to overturn. The driver has been identified as 16-year-old Cheyenne resident Zaden M. Aldrich. Aldrich was not wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. Driver inattention is being investigated as a potential contributing factor. This is the 56th fatality on Wyoming’s roadways in 2021 compared to 60 in 2020, 93 in 2019, and 60 in 2018 to date.
