Polson man dies in high-speed crash
Jeremy Weber Lake County Leader | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 6 months AGO
A 39-year-old man is dead after a vehicle accident near Polson Saturday night, Montana Highway Patrol officials say.
According to the Highway Patrol, the Polson man was southbound at a high rate of speed in a 2006 BMW 650 on Kerr Dam Road around 11 p.m. Saturday night when he failed to negotiate a right-hand curve while passing. His car left the road, hit an embankment, and was launched 80 to 100 feet in the air before coming to rest in a field.
The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
Highway Patrol officials say alcohol, drugs and speeding are all suspected in the accident.
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