Crash

The crash, which involved a black Ford Focus hitting a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, killed the two people in the Focus and sent the occupants of the pickup -- an adult and two children -- to the hospital.

The driver of the pickup survived the crash and was hospitalized with unspecified injuries.

A 57-year-old Cheyenne transient is behind bars following a chase that ended with his pickup in Crow Creek.

UPDATE: 3:04 p.m: I-80 is now closed westbound due to crash. All traffic follow detour via Otto Rd., WY 225. Estimated opening time is April 21 between 7 p.m. and midnight.

Eike said the crash occurred around 3 p.m. The eastbound lanes of Grand Avenue between 22nd and 24th street were closed until approximately 3:40 p.m.

Lt. Michael Simmons of the Wyoming Highway Patrol says multiple crashes occurred near mile post 293, about 17 miles west of Laramie.

A terrifying traffic accident was caught on camera last weekend after a 33-year-old man stole a vehicle and crashed it into an innocent family.

Cortez was not wearing his seatbelt and was thrown from the car.

After three young people from Wyoming lost their lives in a vehicle accident, friends and family help a memorial and released balloons with messages on them. Some of those balloons were located over 200 miles away.

Although the victims' names were used by others on social media in the wake of the crash, Stratmoen was unable to release the names until authorities could notify family members.

Investigators are looking at excessive speed and driver inattention as contributing factors in the crash.

He was reportedly thrown from the snowmobile and died at the scene, despite wearing a helmet.