Wyoming Driver Dead After Rolling SUV Several Times

A 47-year-old Wyoming woman is dead after rolling her SUV in Goshen County, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says.

It happened around 12:55 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, near milepost 136 on U.S. 85, about three miles south of the Goshen-Niobrara County line or 13 miles south of Lusk.

According to a fatality crash summary, Heidi Borton was behind the wheel of a northbound GMC Yukon when she failed to negotiate a slight left-hand curve, drove onto the east shoulder, and overcorrected, causing the SUV to enter the west ditch and roll several times before coming to a rest on its roof.

Borton was not wearing her seat belt and died from her injuries.

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Multiple Factors Likely to Blame

The summary says it was raining and foggy and the highway was wet at the time of the crash. Speed, driver inattention, driver fatigue/asleep, and texting while driving are listed as possible contributing factors.

Borton is the 31st reported person to die on Wyoming's highways this year.

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Source: Wyoming Driver Dead After Rolling SUV Several Times

Filed Under: Wyoming, Wyoming Highway Patrol, Rain, Lusk, Goshen County, speed, driver inattention, U.S. 85, fog, texting while driving, driver fatigue/asleep

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