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.
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.
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.