Man dies in single vehicle crash on I-80, fatigue suspected
RAWLINS— One person was killed and three others hospitalized after a crash on Interstate 80 in Carbon County on July 26, according to a Wyoming Highway Patrol press release. At approximately 4:15 a.m., troopers were alerted to a crash on I-80 at milepost 237, roughly 18 miles east of Sinclair.
Troopers arrived to find a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia commercial vehicle had been eastbound when the vehicle went off the roadway to the left. The Freightliner then entered the median and struck a traffic control sign. The vehicle was overcorrected to the right and crossed the roadway, exiting in a clockwise rotation.
The vehicle then tripped and rolled onto the driver’s side.
The driver, Ahmed Fawad Sadiq, 35, of Thornton, Colorado, died at the scene. He was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Two young juveniles and a 32-year-old female were taken by ground ambulance to Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins, where all three were hospitalized.
At this time, driver fatigue is suspected as a possible contributing factor.
This crash marks the 73rd death on Wyoming roadways in 2026, compared to 69 in 2025 and 54 in 2024.
This story was published on August 1, 2026.
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