Gillette College cowboy killed in car accident - Gillette News Record
Authorities say Wakefield lost control of his Dodge Ram 2500 diesel while driving westbound when the rear passenger tire blew out, causing the truck to roll through the median. Wakefield’s passenger, 58-year-old Jeff Hoier of Herman, Nebraska, was ejected from the vehicle and transported to a hospital in Kearney. The Nebraska State Patrol said Wakefield was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. “Heartfelt sympathies go out to his family,” said Gillette College vice president and CEO Mark Englert on Monday Morning. He was a great young man, great student. Wakefield was one of the top Gillette College cowboys from the moment he arrived on campus. In his first rodeo with the team in September 2013, he won the team roping short go with teammate Seth Andersen. On that same day, he finished third in the steer wrestling and sixth in the tie-down roping to help Gillette win the Central Wyoming College rodeo. He was named the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Badlands Circuit Rookie of the Year for his efforts. “Brady was up here — and we’ve always been friends — telling me what a great program they had and how much support there actually was for new facilities being built,” Nye said on. Source: www.gillettenewsrecord.com
