A routine FedEx run on Interstate 80 turned deadly in an instant, and now a Utah truck driver is facing a felony homicide charge in Wyoming.
Prosecutors say 63-year-old Chris Shepherd of West Jordan, Utah, was behind the wheel of a FedEx delivery truck on April 22 when it drifted onto the shoulder near mile marker 112 in Sweetwater County and slammed into a disabled pickup. One man was killed, another was left with catastrophic injuries, and Shepherd is now charged with aggravated homicide by vehicle. He was arrested on a warrant and is scheduled to appear in Sweetwater County Circuit Court on Wednesday.
Truck Cam Allegedly Shows Deadly Drift Onto Shoulder
According to a charging affidavit, the commercial truck’s internal cameras captured the entire crash sequence. The video allegedly shows the FedEx rig veering out of its lane onto the shoulder and striking a GMC pickup that had been pulled over with mechanical trouble.
Two men, Brandon Summers and Richard Royse, were outside the pickup checking transmission fluid and working on the driver-side door when the FedEx truck plowed into the flatbed, overriding the rear of the vehicle and launching the delivery truck forward. Summers was crushed and killed, and Royse suffered devastating leg injuries, court records state…