Wyoming Highway Patrol officials say they are cracking down on truck drivers who continue to bring oversized loads through the Green River Tunnel in the wake of a deadly crash there earlier this year.

The tunnel was the site of a 26-vehicle pileup in February that killed three people. The massive, fiery crash damaged the tunnel, requiring it to undergo a lengthy reconstruction process that limits the size of cars and trucks allowed through.

While a detour for oversized loads around the tunnel can add upward of 90 minutes to a driver’s route, several officials told Cowboy State Daily the risk of pushing an oversized load through the tunnel is not worth the reward.

Wyoming Highway Patrol issued a strong warning to truck drivers last week after it caught a driver who authorities said p

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