ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING (May 26, 2020) — The Wyoming Highway Patrol has released details on a two-vehicle accident late last week that killed two Wyoming residents after their pickup truck was hit by a commercial vehicle. The accident took place on U.S. 287 south of Laramie on Thursday morning, May 21.
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The names of the fatalities are 71 year-old Harvey Besneatte and 54 year-old Robert Besneatte. No hometown of either fatality was listed on the accident report only they were from Wyoming. Both died at the scene of the crash.
The Besneatte’s Dodge Ram pickup was southbound on U.S. 287 when, according to the report, the driver attempted a left-hand U-turn. The driver, Harvey Besneatte, apparently did not see a commercial truck that had been following a short distance behind the pickup.
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The accident report states the commercial truck driver tried to avoid the pickup, but struck the pickup broadside at the driver’s door.
The unidentified driver of the commercial vehicle was not injured.
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