Man dies after being ejected from vehicle on Going-to-the-Sun Road
TAYLOR INMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 2 months AGO
Visitors drive the Going-to-the-Sun road, headed toward St. Mary on July 26, 2024. (Taylor Inman/Daily Inter Lake)
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A 34-year-old man from Washington is dead after a wreck on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park near St. Mary on Tuesday morning.
The motorist was heading westbound at about 12:06 a.m., July 30 when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve and drove off the right side of the road, according to Montana Highway Patrol. He was ejected from his Honda CR-V, which rolled several times before coming to a rest in the westbound lane, authorities said.
He was transported by ambulance to Browning Community Hospital but succumbed to his injuries.
Investigators said the man, from Ashford, Washington, was not wearing a seatbelt. Alcohol and speed are suspected factors in the fatal wreck.
Authorities described road conditions as dry when the crash occurred.
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