The Daggett County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday night in the rescue of the driver of a tractor-trailer truck. “The driver failed to obey a road closed sign on US-191 and spent more than 24 hours stuck in a large snowdrift about 10 miles past the Utah-Wyoming state line,” shares the Daggett County Sheriff’s Office. “Temperatures were in the single digits when we reached the driver tonight, with wind chill making it even colder. The truck was no longer running.” The driver is okay but this is why drivers need to obey road closed signs, shares Daggett County Sheriff Erik Bailey. Sweetwater County deputies could not reach the truck with the highway impassible from Rock Springs. “Highway 191 remains closed in both directions in Wyoming between the the southbound closure gate at milepost 502 and the Utah-Wyoming state line,” explains the Sheriff’s Office. “There is currently no estimated time for reopening the highway.” For more information on Wyoming road closures, visit www.wyoroad.info.
