Denver driver involved in deadly head-on crash in Wyoming; 1 dead, 3 injured

4-year-old girl among those injured

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Posted: 03/12/2013
Last Updated: 74 days ago

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - One person was killed and three others were injured, including a 4-year-old girl, in a head-on crash in Wyoming involving a Denver driver.

The crash occurred on U.S. Highway 20 south of Thermopolis, Wyo.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a vehicle driven by 29-year-old Leanne Dozier of Denver crossed the center line and smashed into an oncoming vehicle with three people inside at about 7:20 p.m. Sunday.

The patrol says 26-year-old Cody, Wyo. resident Jill M. Riel -- a passenger in the second vehicle -- died at the hospital. Two other people in the second vehicle -- a 40-year-old man and a 4-year-old girl -- were injured.

Dozier is recovering at a hospital in Billings, Mont.

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