The Wyoming Highway Patrol says an 11-year-old Fremont County girl died when she was hit by a pickup truck after leaving her school bus. Sgt. Stephen Townsend says Makayla Strahle (STRAW-Lee) of Crowheart died at the scene, on U.S. Highway 26, about 34 miles southeast of Dubois. She was hit before 7 p.m. Tuesday, when there was heavy fog in the area. Townsend says a driver he identified as 52-year-old William D. Barnes of Lander failed to stop his pickup for the flashing signals on the bus and hit Strahle as she was crossing the road. The Fremont County Attorney's Office will review the matter. Strahle was a student at Wind River Elementary School in Pavillion. The school is working to provide counseling services for students and staff.
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