Highway Fatality Near Pinedale

A head-on crash US 191 north of Pinedale Tuesday claimed the life of a Colorado man and closed the highway for several hours. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a 2007 Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on US 191 when the driver failed to negotiate a right-hand curve. The truck drifted into the southbound lane colliding head-on with a 2006 Ford Mustang. The driver of the Ford Mustang has been identified as 62-year-old Castle Rock, Colorado resident Gerald Fagerhaug.  Fagerhaug was wearing a seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. The driver of the Ford F-150 is identified as 29-year-old Hartford, Connecticut resident Alex Smith. Smith was transported by helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for injuries he sustained in the crash. His condition was not disclosed. Driver inattention on the part of Smith is being investigated as possibly contributing to the crash.

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