Polson teen dies in traffic crash near Pablo

by Daily Inter Lake
| January 25, 2021 1:05 PM

An 18-year-old Polson man died in a one-vehicle traffic crash Saturday night near Pablo.

According to the Montana Highway Patrol, a 2006 Ford Mustang was traveling south on Secondary Road 354 near mile marker 6 when it failed to negotiate a lefthand curve, drove off the right side of the road and hit a rock embankment. The car overturned before landing on its tires.

The man from Polson was wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two others were injured in the crash. A 19-year-old man from Ronan was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson, then to St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. It was not known if he was wearing a seat belt.

Also, an 18-year-old man from St. Ignatius was injured and taken to St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan.

Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash.

The driver of the vehicle has yet to be determined and Montana Highway Patrol is still investigating the crash.

Officials said it was the 14th traffic fatality in Montana in 2021.