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18-year-old dies in Wyoming crash near Wheatland

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CASPER, Wyo. — An 18-year-old died in a rollover crash on Thursday, June 9 on Palmer Canyon Road near Wheatland, according to the Platte County Sheriff’s Office.

The individual has been identified as Wyoming resident Richard Wardell, the PCSO confirmed Monday.

Wardell had been traveling east on Palmer Canyon Road in a Ford Taurus when the vehicle’s right-side tires exited the roadway near mile marker 42.5, according to information from the PCSO’s preliminary crash report. Wardell then overcorrected and the vehicle crossed the roadway, exiting to the left.

“The vehicle traveled a short distance on the grass, became airborne, and overturned,” the preliminary crash report stated.

The PCSO was notified of the crash at around 8:54 p.m. Thursday. Wardell was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. Speed is being investigated as a possible contributing factor to the crash.


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