MISSOULA — We are learning more about a fatal crash that happened Tuesday morning in the Mission Valley.
The Montana Highway Patrol reports a 73-year-old woman from Saltese died after being thrown from her vehicle on U.S. Highway 93 south of St. Ignatius.
The victim lost control of her Mercedes-Benz while travelling north near mile marker 30 shortly before 9 a.m.
The vehicle went off the right side of the road, became airborne and then landed on its side.
The woman, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene.
MHP reports drugs, alcohol and speed are believed to have been factors in the crash.
