A Wyoming State Trooper was injured Monday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 14-16-20. The crash occurred near mile post 33 at the entrance of the Yellowstone Valley Inn west of Cody at 2:11 p.m.

The trooper was traveling east on U.S. 14-16-20. A westbound commercial truck with trailer had slowed to turn left into the Yellowstone Valley Inn. The driver turned left and failed to yield to the eastbound trooper, according to a highway patrol press release. The trooper utilized emergency braking and swerved right in an attempt to avoid the truck. A head on collision was avoided, but the two vehicles still collided.

The collision pushed the patrol vehicle into the ditch and pinned the trooper in the patrol vehicle. Motorists stopped to help the trooper, but extrication by the fire department was required to get the trooper out. The trooper has been transported to West Park Hospital in Cody. The trooper's injuries are not life threatening and the trooper is expected to be released from the hospital today (Monday). The driver of the commercial truck was not injured, according to the press release.

Motorists are advised that there is a detour around the crash scene onto Stagecoach Trail as of Monday afternoon. The crash remains under investigation and an update will follow once more information is made available.