The Wyoming Highway Patrol says driver fatigue may be to blame for a single-vehicle rollover crash that left two Washington residents dead.

The crash happened sometime around 3 o'clock yesterday morning, Oct. 16, at milepost 44.6 on Interstate 90, about 11 miles northwest of Buffalo.

Canva | Google Maps
Canva | Google Maps
loading...
Laramie Live logo
Get our free mobile app

According to a fatality crash summary, 55-year-old Sonja Foote and 52-year-old Ricki Foote were headed west in a Chevrolet pickup and were passing the on-ramp at exit 44 where I-90 intersects with U.S. 87/Wyoming 193 when Sonja drove off the right side of the interstate and the front passenger side of the pickup struck the end of a guardrail.

The impact caused the pickup to rotate clockwise over the top of the guardrail, trip, and roll down a steep embankment.

The pickup bottomed out on its passenger side and continued to roll approximately three times, crossing U.S. 87/Wyoming 193 before coming to rest on its wheels in a paved approach to a private land access.

Sonja and Ricki were wearing their seat belts and remained inside the pickup, but neither survived their injuries.

The summary says the crash was located by a commercial driver who had taken the westbound exit, but no one witnessed it happen.

The Footes are the 112th and 113th people to die on Wyoming's highways in 2023, compared to 107 in 2022, 92 in 2021, 107 in 2022, and 129 in 2019 to date.

10 Safest Vehicle Manufactures According to AI

Looking at vehicle manufactures not specific vehicles, here is what AI believes to be the safest.

Gallery Credit: Billy Jenkins

LOOK: Most dangerous states to drive in

Stacker used the Federal Highway Administration's 2020 Highway Statistics report to rank states by the fatalities per billion miles traveled. 

Gallery Credit: Katherine Gallagher

These are the top 10 longest federal & interstate routes in the US

Plus a bonus 11th highway that's technically split into two. Data compiled from multiple sources including Business Insider, A-Z Animals, E-Z Freight Factoring, and Stacker.

Gallery Credit: Mike Brant

More From Laramie Live