Airborne car crashes into garage in Wyoming

2:01 PM, Jan 10, 2013   |    comments
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At 9 a.m., the trooper responded to the crash which occurred on Highway WYO 487.

According to Sergeant Stephen Townsend with the Wyoming Highway Patrol, the trooper determined that 63-year-old Steven Richardson was traveling 60 to 65 mph in a 30-mph zone when his vehicle gradually went off the dry roadway on the left side.

The vehicle eventually launched off the approach of Oak Street - going airborne some 76 feet across the street before landing in the garage.

Richardson was transported to a hospital in Rawlins. He was cited for driving while under the influence of a controlled substance.

The garage and the vehicle are considered a total loss.

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