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Officials identify driver of ATV killed in vehicle accident near Marion

JACK UNDERHILL | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 4 months AGO
by JACK UNDERHILL
Daily Inter Lake | August 1, 2024 12:00 AM

Authorities identified the man killed in a motor vehicle crash near Marion on Monday as 61-year-old Joseph Cotten of Idaho Falls, Idaho.  

Cotten, who was driving a Yamaha Raptor ATV, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino.  

While crossing U.S. 2 West near Boisverts fishing access site about 4:15 p.m., Cotten failed to yield and collided with an oncoming SUV, according to Montana Highway Patrol. 

The fatal collision remains under investigation.  

Reporter Jack Underhill can be reached at [email protected] or 758-4407.

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