GREAT FALLS — A man died in a rollover crash in Meagher County on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
It happened just before a 11 p.m. along US Highway 12 at mile marker 58, near the community of Checkerboard.
The Montana Highway Patrol says the 57-year old man from White Sulphur Springs was eastbound in a Toyota Tercel and crossed the centerline, going off the left side of the road and colliding with a delineator post.
The driver over-corrected, went back on the road, and then crossed the centerline and went off the right side of the road.
The car went off of a steep embankment and landed in a ditch.
The force of the crash threw the man from the car, and the car caught fire.
According to the MHP, the man was not wearing a seatbelt, and alcohol is suspected as a factor in the crash.
The name of the man has not been released. We will update you if we get more information.
