Rollover claims life of Carpenter teen

A fatal crash on March 6 has resulted in the death of 17-year-old Kiersten D. Larson of Carpenter, Wyoming.

The crash occurred at 6:00 a.m. near mile post 383 on Interstate 80 eastbound, approximately three miles west of the Burns/Carpenter exit.

Larson was driving a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee eastbound on I-80 when the vehicle initially veered off the interstate to the north. Larson overcorrected the SUV to the right causing the Jeep to slide out of control across both lanes of I-80 eastbound. The vehicle left the interstate to the south into the ditch where it tripped and rolled.

Larson was ej...