Man struck by vehicle, left for dead in near-zero-degree temperatures on Pure Gas Road near Riverton, Wyoming

Modified Date: 
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 10:15am
Accident Date: 
Monday, November 30, 2015

Riverton man struck by car, left in cold road for hours

Temperatures at Riverton Regional Airport were recorded at about 6 degrees when he was found. Responders say the man was lying outside for quite a while before he was found and taken by air ambulance to Salt Lake City. He told police he was struck from behind by a vehicle. Riverton Police Department Capt. Eric Murphy says doctors suspect the incident severed the victim's spinal cord, leaving him likely paralyzed.
Roadway: 
Pure Gas Road

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