Superior man dies in crash on Forest Service road

A 62-year-old Superior man died Sunday morning in a crash on a backcountry road in Mineral County.

According to Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Shawn Smalley, 62-year-old Brian Alexander was driving a 1999 Ford F-250 west on Forest Service Road 18001, about 6 miles from Quartz Loop, when he reportedly drove off the left side of the road, traveled down a steep embankment and hit a tree.

Alexander, who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, was thrown from the truck and died at the scene.

Sgt. Smalley said Highway Patrol was waiting on autopsy results to determine the cause of death.

Reporter Scott Shindledecker may be reached at 406-758-4441 or sshindledecker@dailyinterlake.com.