(UPDATE, 11:20 a.m.) The driver of the sports car died at the hospital, according to the Billings Police Department. The man’s name has not yet been released.
Authorities are continuing to investigate to determine how the crash happened.
(1st Report, 9:20 a.m.) A 68-year-old Billings man was taken to a hospital after crashing a car into a parked semi on King Avenue West on Wednesday morning.
The crash was reported at 7:53 a.m.
Lt. Brandon Wooley of the Billings Police Department said the green Lamborghini was traveling east at a high speed when it struck a power pole and the semi, which was parked on the side of the road.
The 32-year-old driver of the semi was asleep inside of the cab when the sports car crashed into him.
The driver of the Lamborghini was extricated from the car by the Billings Fire Department.
Wooley said he had a pulse when he was pulled from the car, but was unconscious.
The semi driver was not injured.
The area of King Avenue West and South 18th Street West was closed to traffic while investigators remained at the scene.
We will update you if we get more information.
- Reported by Victoria Hill
