Hungry Horse man injured in wreck on Highway 2
Becca Parsons Hungry Horse News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 8 months AGO
<p>A Hungry Horse man was taken to the hospital after crashing a 1955 Chevrolet Malibu into an Oldsmobile Cutlass at Montana Highway 40 and U.S. Highway 2 by the Blue Moon Nite Club this afternoon.</p>
A Hungry Horse man was injured after crashing a 1955 Chevrolet Malibu car into an Oldsmobile Cutlass car at U.S. Highway 2 and Montana Highway 40 outside of Columbia Falls at about 2 p.m. today
The driver of the blue-green Malibu, Patrick Sweeney, 51, of Hungry Horse was taken to the hospital by Three River’s Ambulance. He was standing in the road near his vehicle before being put on a stretcher.
The Malibu made a left turn in front of the white Cutlass, said Montana Highway Patrol Trooper David Mills. The driver of the Malibu was ticketed for a right-of-way violation.
Alcohol and speeding were not factors in the crash.
Two women and a dog in the Cutlass were uninjured in the wreck.
The vehicles ended up on the north side of the intersection near the Blue Moon Nite Club, blocking traffic going south on Halfmoon Road. The intersection has been under road construction for the past few weeks.
Columbia Falls Fire Department and Flathead County Sheriff also responded to the accident.
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