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A driver avoided serious injury after colliding witha stray horse and then being struck by an oncoming vehicle Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 14A. The driver of the second vehicle was taken to …
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A driver avoided serious injury after colliding with
a stray horse and then being struck by an oncoming vehicle Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 14A. The driver of the second vehicle was taken to Powell Valley Hospital to get checked out, but his injuries were also not serious, said Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Kaycee Shroyer.
The crashes occurred shortly before 6:15 a.m. between Powell and Garland, near Jim Bridger Trail.
A 65-year-old Powell man was eastbound in his Jeep when he encountered the horse in the middle of the road, Shroyer said.
“The Jeep hit the horse square up,” he said, doing substantial damage to the vehicle and killing the animal.
The Jeep spun around and came to rest near the middle of the road, facing south, where it was struck by a westbound midsize SUV, driven by a 25-year-old Byron resident.
Thankfully, Shroyer said, the impact was on the left rear side of the Jeep and that driver declined medical treatment.
“He was feeling OK,” the trooper said.
No citations were issued.
“You don’t really expect a horse in the middle of the road,” Shroyer said, “but it’s possible.”
