Wyoming Man Killed in Rollover Crash in Northern Wyoming
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says speed may be to blame for a single-vehicle rollover crash that left a 49-year-old Wyoming man dead.
The crash happened around 2:38 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 at milepost 107.9 on Wyoming 32 near Byron, a small town in Big Horn County.
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According to a fatality crash summary, Rodney Dye was headed northeast when he drifted off the right shoulder, overcorrected, and rolled his Mercury multiple times.
Dye was not wearing his seat belt and died from his injuries.
According to the summary, weather conditions were clear and the highway was dry at the time of the crash.
Dye is the 22nd reported person to die on Wyoming's highways so far this year.
Road Fatalities: Most Dangerous Time, Day, and Month by State
Knowing what dangers are ahead is part of being a good driver. Georgia-based attorneys at Bader Scott gathered information from the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration (NHTSA) to determine the most fatal time, day, and month to be on the road in each of the 50 states.
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2022's Deadliest Wyoming County by Traffic Deaths
While car crashes can occur anywhere, some roads in Wyoming are more dangerous than others.
According to Wyoming Highway Patrol data, there were 117 fatal crashes in the Cowboy State in 2022 resulting in 133 deaths.
Of those fatal crashes, the majority (13.68%) occurred in Laramie County -- two in January, one in February, one in March, two in April, one in June, two in July, three in August, two in September, one in November, and one in December.
Sweetwater County saw the second most fatal crashes last year, 12, while Fremont and Lincoln counties each saw 10.
Albany and Park counties each recorded eight, and Campbell, Converse, and Natrona counties each tallied seven.
The deadliest 2022 crash in Laramie County took place on June 17 when two semis collided on Interstate 80 east of Cheyenne and immediately became engulfed in flames killing both drivers and a passenger.
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Laramie County also saw two fatal crashes involving motorcyclists, two fatal crashes involving juveniles, and a fatal crash involving a pedestrian last year.
Below is the Wyoming Highway Patrol narrative of every fatal crash that occurred in Laramie County in 2022.
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