Rock Springs — Two people died yesterday around milepost 101 on Interstate 80 near Rock Springs in a head-on collision. At 12:44 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol was dispatched to the area near milepost 99 for a vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes. A short time later, troopers were notified of a motor vehicle collision at milepost 101.

A driver of a westbound 2007 Honda Accord was unable to avoid an eastbound 2013 Toyota Avalon traveling on the wrong side of the interstate. The two vehicles collided head-on in the westbound lanes. The driver of the Honda has been identified as 48-year-old Longmont, Colorado, resident Valerie A. Chrisman.  Chrisman was wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to her injuries at the scene of the crash. The driver of the Toyota has been identified as 87-year-old Rock Springs resident Neva L. Moses.  Moses was wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to her injuries at the scene of the crash. Driver inattention on the part of Moses is being investigated as a possible contributing factor.

This is the 17th and 18th fatalities on Wyoming’s roadways in 2020 compared to 39 in 2019, 22 in 2018, and 24 in 2017 to date.