Goshen County fatality accident involves Torrington teenager newschannelnebraska.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newschannelnebraska.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
1 Driver Killed, 1 Airlifted After Head-On Crash Near Torrington
The crash happened around 7:37 a.m. near milepost 87.8 on U.S. 85.
The patrol says 19-year-old Torrington resident Tyler Schaub was driving northbound when he veered into the southbound lane and collided head-on with an oncoming car driven by 18-year-old Torrington resident Samantha Hill.
Get our free mobile app
Schaub was not buckled up and died at the scene. Hill, who was buckled up, was extricated from her car and life-flighted to Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska with life-threatening injuries.
Driver fatigue on the part of Schaub is being investigated as a possible contributing factor.
One dead, one critically injured in head-on collision south of Torrington Saturday By Greg Hirst on March 6, 2021
File Photo, Oil City
CASPER, Wyo A Wyoming resident died and another person is in critical condition Saturday, March 6 following a two-vehicle crash south of Torrington.
The Wyoming Highway Patrol said 19-year-old Tyler Schaub was driving northbound on US Highway 85 when, based on evidence at the scene and witness statements, his vehicle veered into the southbound lane and collided head-on with a Kia Optima. Both vehicles came to rest in opposite ditches.
The driver of the Optima was extricated from the vehicle by Goshen County emergency personnel and transported “with life-threatening injuries” by helicopter to Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.