Sweetwater County, WY — April 25, 2025, Jeremy Simien was killed in a pedestrian versus hit-and-run truck accident at about 4:30 p.m. on Interstate Highway 80.
According to authorities, 41-year-old Jeremy Simien had pulled his vehicle over to the shoulder of the interstate and was purportedly outside of it in the vicinity of U.S. 191 when the accident took place.
Officials indicate that, for as yet unknown reasons, Simien was struck by an 18-wheeler that allegedly fled the scene, the person(s) inside failing to stop and render aid of any sort. Simien reportedly sustained fatal injuries due to the collision. The striking vehicle was eventually located, according to reports. Additional details pertaining to this incident are not available at this point in time. The investigation is currently ongoing.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When someone is struck and killed on the shoulder of an interstate, especially by a commercial truck that leaves the scene, the public deserves more than vague answers. People want to know: How does something like this happen—and how does a truck driver fail to stop afterward?
There’s no disputing that the driver’s failure to remain at the scene raises serious legal and moral concerns. Federal law—and basic human decency—require drivers involved in a crash to stop and render aid. When that doesn’t happen, it usually signals one of two things: the driver either panicked and fled, or they weren’t even aware they hit someone. Both possibilities point to a serious breakdown in driver awareness.
The bigger question, though, is what led up to the impact. Was the pedestrian visible? Was the truck too far over the fog line? Did the driver drift onto the shoulder? These are all questions that can be answered with physical evidence: dash cam footage, black box data showing vehicle position and lane deviation, and forensic analysis of skid marks or impact points.
I’ve worked on cases where a driver struck someone on the shoulder simply because they weren’t paying attention—checking a phone, adjusting GPS, or even falling asleep. In other cases, it turned out the company didn’t have proper systems in place to monitor driver alertness. Whether the driver was negligent or the company was asleep at the wheel in a broader sense, you only find out by digging into the records.
Even though the truck has reportedly been located, that alone doesn’t close the case. What matters now is what the evidence says—about where the truck was in the lane, whether the driver braked or swerved, and what kind of behavior the company allowed behind the wheel.
Key Takeaways:
- The central legal question is whether the truck veered onto the shoulder or the pedestrian was in the travel lane.
- The driver’s failure to stop points to either a panic response or a serious lapse in awareness—both of which warrant deeper investigation.
- Critical evidence includes black box data, dash cam footage, and forensic analysis of the crash scene.
- Determining whether the trucking company bears responsibility depends on driver behavior, monitoring systems, and training protocols.
- Identifying who failed—and how—requires far more than just locating the truck. It demands a full accounting of the moments leading up to the crash.
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