Snow Causes Pileups In Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wintry weather swept across parts of the Rockies on Thursday, leaving behind some wrecks and road closures.
Heavy snow was being blamed for several pileups involving some 60 cars and trucks on Interstate 80 in southeastern Wyoming. No fatalities were reported, but about two dozen people were taken to a Cheyenne hospital.
Kathy S. Baker, spokeswoman for the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, said Thursday that only three of the people taken to the hospital were admitted, and the rest were treated and released. She said she couldn't release information about the condition of the three.
Speaking shortly after 5 p.m., Baker said the medical center had closed the command center it had established and didn't expect to see more patients from the pileup.
About 20 people who were not initially assessed as having injuries were also transported to the hospital for food and shelter, Baker said. She said the American Red Cross was providing food and shelter to people stranded by the accident.
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