GREAT FALLS — One person died in a single-vehicle crash in Blaine County on Saturday, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.
The crash was reported to the MHP at about 10:14 p.m.
It happened several miles northwest of the town of Chinook along Stephers Road.
Blaine County Coroner John Colby said the person who died is Payton Jones of Chinook; Jones was 19 years old, according to the Havre Daily News.
Two other people from Chinook, a 17-year old male and a 21-year-old man, were not injured in the crash, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.
The MHP says that alcohol and speed may have been factors in the crash; there is no confirmation at this point on whether anyone involved was wearing a seatbelt at the time.
We will update you if we get more information.
