Sweetwater County, WY : Elderly man killed after walking into path of semi-truck on Interstate 80 on Tuesday, 4th April 2023
Sweetwater Station, Wyoming
An 80-year-old Colorado man was killed early Friday morning when he was hit by a semi-truck while standing on the interstate near his car, the Wyoming Highway Patrol reported.
Henry Fox parked his car on the shoulder of Interstate 80 at 3 a.m. the patrol said. He was stopped near milepost 84 in Sweetwater County.
A Freightliner semi-truck was headed west in the left-hand lane when it approached Fox's car, the statement said. Fox walked into the path of the passing truck.
Fox was hit by the Freightliner and suffered fatal injuries.
The weather conditions were clear, and the roadways were dry near Green River at the time, the statement said.
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