Infant killed in double fatality crash yesterday in western Wyoming - County 10
The crash occurred approximately six miles south of Thayne, Wyoming on US Highway 89 near mile post 94 at 4:00 p. m. Afton, Wyoming residents Decia C. Wright, 35 years old, and five month old Olivia R. Currier both sustained fatal injuries from... Decia Wright was driving a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on US 89 when the Jeep drifted into the southbound lane of travel. A southbound 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup, driven by 25 year old Kyle Mclain, also of Afton, observed the Jeep enter his lane and attempted to avoid a crash. Despite Mclain’s efforts to avoid the crash, a head-on collision between the two vehicles ensued. Olivia Currier was properly seated in a child restraint in the Jeep at the time of the crash. Inattentive driving is being investigated in this crash that marked the 97th and 98th highway fatalities in Wyoming for 2015. There were 99 fatalities during this same time period in 2014. The crash did cause US 89 to be closed for approximately... Source: county10.com
