Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
A fatal crash took place on WY-24 near Hulett on August 25 at around 9:30 p.m. Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area, responding to reports of a one-vehicle rollover.
A 1999 Ford Explorer was traveling southbound on the highway when the vehicle drifted off the right side of the roadway and overturned. The driver has been identified as Gillette resident Darin C. Barekman, age 46.
Barekman succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. Driver impairment is being investigated as a possible contributing factor, according to Highway Patrol....