Thermopolis Woman Dies in Crash
Written by Andrew-Rossi on February 11, 2019
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a 37-year-old woman has died after a car crash on Wyoming Highway 120.
Authorities say the driver of a Honda Pilot was traveling north near Thermopolis on Thursday afternoon. The driver attempted to turn into a driveway along the road and collided with a Ford pick-up truck that was driving south.
The driver of the Honda, Candis Peterson of Thermopolis, died at the scene of the crash. A child in the car was taken to a hospital. The driver of the Ford, a 61-year-old man from Billings, Montana, also was taken to a hospital.
According to Wyoming Highway Patrol, Peterson’s death is the 16th fatality on Wyoming highways this year.