A 24-year-old semitrailer driver accused of slamming into a pickup and triggering the deadly 2025 Valentine’s Day pileup that closed the Green River Tunnel for months has been criminally charged more than 15 months after the explosive crash that killed three people. According to court records, Riaz Ahmad Noori is wanted on two counts of aggravated homicide and one count of aggravated assault and battery—Wyoming felonies each punishable by up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
The Feb. 14, 2025, crash ballooned into a 26-vehicle catastrophe that filled the westbound Interstate 80 tunnel near Green River with fire, explosions, and thick, black smoke. According to an affidavit by Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Tyler Chapman, the pileup began when a Toyota Tundra lost traction near the tunnel exit, struck a guardrail, and spun back into traffic, blocking most of the right lane and part of the left lane. Snow had fallen earlier that day, and slush and ice had formed near the tunnel exit where the variable speed limit had already been reduced from 65 mph to 55 mph due to weather conditions, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report.
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