Wyoming Highway Patrol suspects medical condition in fatal I-80 crash Monday

CASPER, Wyo. — A 57-year-old Cheyenne man died Monday when his SUV collided with a commercial truck on Interstate 80, the Wyoming Highway Patrol reported Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Charles Swainson. The Highway Patrol reported it is investigating a medical condition on Swainson’s part as a possible contributing factor.

The Highway Patrol reports that troopers were called to milepost 375 east of Cheyenne at 4:19 pm Monday. Troopers determined a 2017 Peterbilt Conventional commercial truck was traveling east when it collided with Swainson’s westbound 2015 Chevrolet Silverado that was traveling on the wrong side of the interstate.

The Peterbilt’s driver, 41-year-old Christopher Batchelder of Vernal, Utah, was wearing his seatbelt and was not injured in the crash. Troopers said Swainson was not wearing his seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

This is the 117th fatality on Wyoming’s roadways in 2022 compared to 101 in 2021, 118 in 2020, and 136 in 2019.

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