POLSON — Authorities have released the name of the Missoula man who died in an early Friday morning crash in the Mission Valley.
Lake County Sheriff Don Bell says Gerad Grayson Kipp, 47, died in the single vehicle accident on Mud Lake Trail near US Highway 93 in Pablo.
Kipp was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained in the crash which was reported shortly before 12:30 a.m.
The Montana Highway Patrol previously reported that speed and alcohol were suspected factors in the crash accident.