Devils Tower, WY : Illinois man died, child hurt in Devils Tower crash on Wyoming Highway 24 on Tuesday, August 5, 2014
An Illinois man is dead after a tractor-trailer struck his car near Devils Tower.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says 65-year-old Bruce M. Hinton, of Lindenhurst, Illinois, failed to yield when he exited a scenic pullout on Wyoming Highway 24 on Tuesday.
A Freightliner driven by 46-year-old Troy D. Gossard, of New Underwood, South Dakota, ran into Hinton's 2003 Mercedes.
Patrol officials say the truck driver tried to avoid the crash. A 9-year-old child in the car was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition.
Gossard wasn't hurt in the crash.
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Devils Tower crash kills Illinois man, child hurt