GREAT FALLS — A man died after his car collided with a deer in Yellowstone County on Tuesday.
According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the man - the only occupant of the car - was eastbound along I-94 near Ballantine at about 8:40 p.m. when a deer jumped in front of the car and was hit.
The car crossed the median and crashed into a guardrail, and then rolled. The man was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the MHP, and was thrown from the car, and died at the scene.
The MHP says that speed, alcohol, and drugs are not suspected factors in the crash.
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The name of the 58-year old man, reported by the MHP to be from Custer, has not been released at this point.
We will update you if we get more information.