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Man killed in wreck near Laramie

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Speed is being investigated as the possible cause of a fatal crash that occurred Friday morning around milepost 326 on Interstate 80 east of Laramie. 

At 9:34 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a one-vehicle rollover. A 2008 Chevrolet Silverado was headed west on I-80 when the driver lost control of the vehicle, entered the median and overturned. The roadways were slick with snowfall at the time of the crash. 

The driver has been identified as 49-year-old Selma, California, resident Mario Lopez Pizana. Lopez Pizana wa...