1 dead, 1 injured in crash near Dalton

A crash near Dalton on Tuesday morning killed a man and sent his female passenger to the hospital with serious injuries. The Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about the male driver of a second vehicle involved in the crash that left the scene.

Martin Geiger Jr., 45, of Sidney and Chappell, and his passenger, Kathy Berger, 53, of Bayard and Chappell, were driving north on U.S. Highway 385 two miles south of Dalton.

According to the sheriff’s office, Geiger attempted to pass another vehicle, also traveling north.

At some point, the vehicles made contact, sending Gei...