Rating:

5.0 (1 vote)

EAST MISSOULA - A 27-year old Clinton man is now facing his fifth DUI charge after allegedly driving drunk and rolling his pickup in East Missoula on Thursday afternoon.

The Montana Highway Patrol says the man was reported to be spinning doughnuts in the River City Grill parking lot in Bonner.

They say he then drove east on Highway 200 toward East Missoula when he illegally passed a vehicle.

He then lost control of his truck when he attempted to pass another vehicle, drove up a hill and then flipped his pickup truck.

When MHP officers arrived on the scene they said they found the man drinking a beer inside his vehicle.

The man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and is now facing his fifth DUI count as well as reckless driving and illegal passing charges.

FIRST REPORT

EAST MISSOULA - Emergency crews are working to cleanup a one vehicle rollover accident in the area of Brickyard Hill.

One person was hurt in the early Thursday afternoon crash and our reporter on the scene says the victim has been transported by ambulance to a Missoula hospital.

The wreck happened when a pickup truck rolled over on Montana Highway 200 outside of Missoula near the intersection of Edgewood Drive.

Both lanes on Highway 200 were blocked as emergency crews worked to clear the accident scene.

We'll have more information on this developing story as it becomes available.

View Larger Map