A law enforcement vehicle was struck by another vehicle on an icy Wyoming highway Friday, according to a report from Sweetwater County.
A Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Deputy was reportedly investigating an unrelated crash, when the deputy’s vehicle was hit by a passing vehicle on Interstate 80, near mile marker 87.
The deputy is said to have arrived at the scene at approximately 7:40 am investigating a crash where a driver lost control of their vehicle on black ice, sliding off of the roadway, into the median, and colliding with the steel cable barrier.
SCSO officials say that while tending to the crash, the deputy was parked in the median and seated in their sheriff’s vehicle with the red and blue emergency lights flashing, when a passing driver lost control and collided with the deputy’s vehicle.
“It was estimated that the passing vehicle was traveling between 60 and 65 mph before the driver lost control
and collided with the deputy’s vehicle,” SCSO said on social media Friday. “The driver was cited and released for speed too fast for conditions.”
The deputy was treated and released by an area hospital, and is said to have sustained only minor injuries. Sheriff’s officials say that the deputy is now resting at home.
“It never fails. When winter conditions hit, it always takes folks some time to adjust their driving behaviors,” said sheriff’s office spokesperson Jason Mower. “We’re very lucky. This could have been much worse.
