Crash on U.S. 93 kills man
Flathead County deputy coroner Jim Browder examines a Ford Contour involved in a fatal crash just after 5 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of U.S. 93 and Montana 82. The Ford’s driver, a 29-year-old man from Wisconsin, died at the scene. His passenger and the driver of the Oldsmobile were injured. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the crash, which occurred when the Oldsmobile’s 83-year-old driver ran a red light, forced authorities to re-route traffic through the parking lot of the White Oak C-Mart for more than 1 1/2 hours. Nicholas Ledden/Daily Inter Lake
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Victim, 29, died at the scene; two others hurt
A 29-year-old Wisconsin man was killed Thursday evening in a crash at the intersection of U.S. 93 and Montana 82.
The man, whose name has not been released, died at the scene.
According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the man was attempting to turn left out of the White Oak C-Mart to go north on U.S. 93 just after 5 p.m. when an Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, traveling southbound in the left lane of U.S. 93, ran a red light and struck his Ford Contour broadside.
The man's passenger, a 24-year-old woman, was taken via ambulance to Kalispell Regional Medical Center with minor injuries, said Highway Patrol trooper Glen Barcus.
The 83-year-old driver of the Oldsmobile, who also suffered non-life-threatening injuries, was transported to Kalispell Regional Medical Center by the ALERT helicopter.
Neither occupant of the Ford Contour was wearing a seat belt. Excessive speed did not appear to be a factor in the crash.
Charges against the driver of the Oldsmobile will be recommended to the Flathead County Attorney's Office, Barcus said.