Alcohol is suspected to be key in a crash that killed a Rock Springs man on the day after Christmas, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol. 49 year old Robert Cox was killed in a one-car rollover on County Road 701 south of Wamsutter. Farrell Richards of Wamsutter was the driver of the car that was southbound on the icy and snow-packed gravel road about 20 miles from Wamsutter when he lost control of the car. Neither Cox nor Richards were wearing seat belts and both were thrown out of the car. The vehicle then flipped into a ravine, rolling one more complete time and coming to rest on its top. According to Sgt. Steve Townsend, this is fatality 147 for the year compared to 128 fatalities at this time last year.
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