A Wyoming State Trooper was taken to the hospital on Friday evening after a semi-truck collided into a patrol car on Highway 59 where the patrolman had stopped to assist motorists.
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A deadly weekend on Wyoming highways was capped Sunday evening when five students from Arkansas were killed when a Dodge Ram 3500 driving the wrong way on Interstate 80 caused a chain-reaction crash.
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Don’t agree with the “road closed” sign on a Wyoming roadway? You can blast past it legally if you have a W-TAP authorization code. It allows motorists to drive on closed roads as long as their justification has been approved.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol shared a video Wednesday night showing zero visibility in -18 below weather in a patrol car outside of Cheyenne. Troopers are urging drivers to stay home.
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A former trooper and legislator is criticizing the Wyoming Highway Patrol for not releasing the name of a driver involved in a hit-and-run that severely injured a woman six weeks ago. The driver is reportedly an immediate family member of a Torrington police officer.
In the face of an extreme shortage of personnel, the Wyoming Department of Transportation is having to triage highway safety, making difficult decisions that will leave some roads unplowed after snow events and some fender-benders without an attending officer.
A 15-year-old driver died west of Casper on Monday after crashing the vehicle he was driving into a dump truck.
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A WYDOT poll indicates that interaction with the Wyoming Highway Patrol leads to a better perception of them.
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