GREAT FALLS — One person died and another was injured in the crash.
According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the 2004 Ford pickup truck was heading west at about 2:10 a.m. on Panton Road and drifted on to the right shoulder.
The driver corrected to the left, and then over-corrected to the right. The vehicle rotated, went off the road, and rolled on to its roof.
A 25-year old man from Geraldine died at the scene; the other person - a 28-year old man from Geraldine - was taken via ambulance to Fort Benton, and then flown via Mercy Flight to a hospital in Great Falls. His current condition has not been released.
According to the Montana Highway Patrol, alcohol is suspected as a factor in the crash, and neither man was wearing a seatbelt.
The name of the man who died has not been released at this point.
(1st REPORT) The Montana Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal crash in Chouteau County.
According to the MHP, a trooper was dispatched to the crash just after 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 10, 2021.
It happened along Panton Road, several miles east of Geraldine.
No other details have been released at this point.
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