1 Dead After Pickup T-Bones Car in South Cheyenne

A 65-year-old Colorado woman was killed in a T-bone crash in south Cheyenne on Saturday afternoon, May 4, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

The crash happened around 4:18 p.m. at the intersection of College Drive and South Greeley Highway.

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According to a fatality crash summary, a Toyota Tacoma was headed west on College Drive when an oncoming Ford Taurus attempted to turn left to head north on South Greeley Highway and the Tacoma T-boned the passenger side of the Taurus.

Both drivers and a passenger walked away from the crash, but Crystal Regalado, a passenger in the Taurus, died from her injuries.

The summary does not list any possible contributing factors.

This is the 25th reported fatality on Wyoming's highways so far this year.

Of those fatalities, five, or 20%, have died in crashes in or near Cheyenne.

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2022's Deadliest Wyoming County by Traffic Deaths

While car crashes can occur anywhere, some roads in Wyoming are more dangerous than others.

According to Wyoming Highway Patrol data, there were 117 fatal crashes in the Cowboy State in 2022 resulting in 133 deaths.

Of those fatal crashes, the majority (13.68%) occurred in Laramie County -- two in January, one in February, one in March, two in April, one in June, two in July, three in August, two in September, one in November, and one in December.

Sweetwater County saw the second most fatal crashes last year, 12, while Fremont and Lincoln counties each saw 10.

Albany and Park counties each recorded eight, and Campbell, Converse, and Natrona counties each tallied seven.

The deadliest 2022 crash in Laramie County took place on June 17 when two semis collided on Interstate 80 east of Cheyenne and immediately became engulfed in flames killing both drivers and a passenger.

Laramie County also saw two fatal crashes involving motorcyclists, two fatal crashes involving juveniles, and a fatal crash involving a pedestrian last year.

Below is the Wyoming Highway Patrol narrative of every fatal crash that occurred in Laramie County in 2022.

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Source: 1 Dead After Pickup T-Bones Car in South Cheyenne