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Fatal crash east of Cheyenne

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (KIFI) - On Nov. 15, 2022, a fatal crash occurred at milepost 375 on Interstate 80 east of Cheyenne. At 4:19 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a motor vehicle collision.

A 2017 Peterbilt Conventional commercial truck was traveling eastbound on Interstate 80 and collided head-on with a westbound 2015 Chevrolet Silverado traveling on the wrong side of the Interstate.

The driver of the Peterbilt has been identified as Christopher Batchelder, a 41-year-old resident of Vernal, Utah. Batchelder was wearing his seatbelt and was not injured in the crash.

The driver of the Chevrolet has been identified as Charles Swainson, a 57-year-old resident of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Swainson was not wearing his seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the crash scene.

A medical condition on the part of Swainson is being investigated as a possible contributing factor.

This is the 117th fatality on Wyoming’s roadways in 2022 compared to 101 in 2021, 118 in 2020, and 136 in 2019.

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