Noteworthy WYDOT guardian angel

On Sunday, February 26, Sheridan Maintenance Foreman Andrew Conrad was returning from Rawlins in the transport hauling the Kodiak rotary blower that had been sent south to help out with plowing operations in the Rawlins area. He was northbound on Wyoming Highway 220, which was closed at the time with a WAT in place, about 25 miles south of Casper when he noticed a vehicle was off the roadway.

As he approached, he noticed the vehicle was on the driver’s side which indicated it had rolled over 3/4 of a turn. As he stopped next to the vehicle, he noticed there was exhaust coming from the vehicle’s tailpipe which was pointed toward the sky.

Andrew hurried to the windshield of the vehicle which was shattered and found a lady and her daughter still inside. They said they were “OK” although it was obvious they were quite shaken by their ride. He radioed TMC with his location and description of the incident. A sheriff’s deputy arrived on scene within minutes. They were able to open the rear hatchback area on the vehicle at which time the two occupants exited.

The mother sat with the deputy and the daughter sat in the transport with Conrad until an ambulance arrived.

It should be noted that the female driver did get proper authorization to be on that section of highway, although the authorization did not keep her safe while driving on the closed road.