The Wyoming Highway Patrol now says 17-year-old Matthew Denton was speeding before triggering a crash that killed himself and four others near Lander last week. The crash happened early Thursday. Denton's Chevrolet Suburban crossed into the oncoming lanes of state highway 789 and crashed nearly head-on with a Dodge Caravan. All four people in the van were killed.
Sgt. Stephen Townsend said Tuesday that investigators don't know yet what caused Denton to cross into oncoming lanes. Townsend said results of tests for drugs or alcohol aren't in yet.
Those killed have been identified as 41-year-old Corina Surrell of Fort Washakie, her ex-husband Arvin Surrell, their 25-year-old son Ethan and his 21-year-old girlfriend Melinda Escamilla. The Surrells lived in Fort Washakie.
Sgt. Stephen Townsend said Tuesday that investigators don't know yet what caused Denton to cross into oncoming lanes. Townsend said results of tests for drugs or alcohol aren't in yet.
Those killed have been identified as 41-year-old Corina Surrell of Fort Washakie, her ex-husband Arvin Surrell, their 25-year-old son Ethan and his 21-year-old girlfriend Melinda Escamilla. The Surrells lived in Fort Washakie.
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