GREAT FALLS — One person died and one person was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Chouteau County on Monday, December 2, 2024.
It happened along US Highway 87 near mile marker 47, between Fort Benton and Loma, at about 5:40 p.m.
According to the Montana Highway Patrol, an 85-year old male driver and a 65-year old woman, both from Havre, were northbound in a Chevrolet Tahoe.
The MHP says the driver "suffered a medical event that incapacitated him."
The vehicle went off the road and crashed into a tree; the driver was declared dead at the scene; his name has not been released.
The woman was taken a medical facility in Fort Benton for her injuries.
According to the MHP, the driver was not wearing a seatbelt; the passenger was wearing a seatbelt.
Speed, alcohol, and drugs were not factors in the crash.
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(1st REPORT, DECEMBER 4) One person died and another was injured in a one-vehicle crash in Chouteau County on Monday, December 2, 2024.
According to the Montana Highway Patrol, it happened at about 5:45 p.m. along US Highway 87 between Fort Benton and Loma, near mile marker 47.
Chouteau County Search & Rescue said in a news release that one person died, and one person was taken from the scene via ambulance.
The name of the person who died has not been released at this point.
In addition to Chouteau County SAR, the following agencies also responded: Chouteau County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Benton Ambulance, Montana Highway Patrol, and Loma Fire.
No other details have been released yet, including the type of vehicle.
