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Willie L. Reeder, 42, Randy D. Roddy, 60, and Delandis L. Richardson, 28, killed in single-vehicle accident in Gillette, Wyoming

Date:

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Area:

Three people died a single-vehicle accident in northern Wyoming. Those killed are 42-year-old Willie L. Reeder, of Florida; 60-year-old Randy D. Roddy, of California; and a 28-year-old man from Texas whose name has not yet been released. The men died when the SUV they were in crashed and rolled north of Gillette near the Wyoming-Montana border Tuesday night. Check back for more information as it becomes available.

James Ednie, 44, Tanya Gooden, 41, and Cameron Gooden, 23, killed in three-vehicle accident on Interstate 80 near Cheyenne, Wyoming

Date:

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Area:

Cheyenne, WY-Scottsbluff, NE

A tractor-trailer crossed the median and crashed into two minivans in the opposite lanes of Interstate 80 on Saturday afternoon. 44-year-old James Ednie and one of his passengers, 41-year-old Tanya Gooden, both of Cheyenne, were in the second minivan that was hit and were killed in the crash. Another of Ednie's passengers, 23-year-old Cameron Gooden, died the next day. Two people in the tractor-trailer and one person in the first minivan that was struck sustained minor injured.

Chris M. Christensen, 60, killed in single-vehicle accident on Wyoming Highway 192 near Kaycee, Wyoming

Date:

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Area:

Casper-Riverton, WY

Chris M. Christensen, 60, died in a single-vehicle rollover Sunday night east of Kaycee. He was ejected from a pickup when it rolled on Wyoming Highway 192 about 8:30 p.m. Christensen was driving west when the pickup drifted to the right side of the road. Christensen overcorrected, crossed over the center line, and went off the left side of the road. He again overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll and come to a rest on the passenger side. Christensen was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

Derek Skyler Brux, 22, jailed after stealing train and crashing it "in protest of working conditions" in Gillette, Wyoming

Date:

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Area:

Denver, CO

Derek Skyler Brux is facing felony charges after stealing a train in protest of working conditions. Brux, a worker at Rail Link, took the train for a 13-mile joyride before rashing it into another train. He faces reckless endangerment and destruction of property charges. More information as it is released.

Karen Davis, 61, killed when Ricky Capellen, 54, struck her vehicle on U.S. Highway 20 near Worland, Wyoming

Date:

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Area:

Casper-Riverton, WY

Karen Davis was killed in a head-on collision with Ricky Capellen's Corvette while driving on U.S. Highway 20. Capellen was not wearing a seatbelt and recieved several injuries including a broken leg. The State Patrol are investigating this crash and any criminal charges against Capellen are pending.

Ryan Holzatfel, 26, and Justin Kinzler, 30, both killed after striking guardrail and colliding with semi-truck on I-25 near Wheatland, WY

Date:

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Area:

Denver, CO

The victims' car actually skidded into the southbound lanes before being struck by the truck. The semi-truck driver was not injured and not found to be at fault for the accident.

Brandon Avery and Amanda Strickland, both 27, killed and an underage girl injured when car crashes into Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming

Date:

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Area:

Casper-Riverton, WY

No hospital staff were injured. Casper police are working to identify the victims and the cause of the crash, but there were few witnesses to the incident. Anyone who saw the crash is asked to call the police station at 307-235-8278. The emergency entrance is closed until further notice, but ER remains open and can be accessed by the parking lot located between Conwell and Wilson streets, east of the hospital.

Kenneth Schneider, 52, and Janet Kawakami, 54, killed in single-engine plane crash near Saratoga Airport in Saratoga, Wyoming

Date:

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Area:

Denver, CO

Two Casper residents died late Saturday evening after their 1968 single-engine airplane crashed one-fourth of a mile south of the Saratoga airport. The two left Casper Saturday for a flight to Denver and were not reported missing or overdue before being discovered Sunday morning.

Chad D. Nobach, 29, killed in head-on collision with alleged drunk driver Robert D. Reese on Highway 59 in Gillette

Date:

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Area:

Denver, CO

A 26-year-old Colorado man accused of causing a fatal crash near Gillette has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. Investigators say Reese told them he drank "a gallon of alcohol" before the wreck, but toxicology tests are pending.

Christian Tafoya, 41, dies in crash in Cody, Wyoming

Date:

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Area:

Billings, MT

Tyler Schwab, 40, lost control of his car while looking for a water bottle he had dropped. He swerved into the oncoming lane and struck 41-year-old Christian Tafoya. Tafoya was thrown from his motorcycle and later died at the hospital.