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Idaho man killed in crash near Marion

JACK UNDERHILL | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 5 months AGO
by JACK UNDERHILL
Daily Inter Lake | July 30, 2024 3:00 PM

A 61-year-old man from Idaho Falls, Idaho died in motor vehicle crash Monday on U.S. 2 near Marion.

The victim was leaving a boat launch on a Yamaha Raptor ATV at about 4:15 p.m. when he attempted to cross the highway before failing to yield and colliding with an oncoming car, according to a report from Montana Highway Patrol. Both vehicles came to rest in a ditch. 

The other driver, a 24-year-old male from Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and two passengers in a Hyundai Santa Fe were not injured. 

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

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