Polson woman charged with DUI-related vehicular homicide

A Polson woman is suspected of impairment after she lost control of the car she was driving, causing the death of one of her passengers. Elizabeth Charlotte Hill, 23, entered a plea of not guilty in District Court in Polson on Sept. 3 to vehicular homicide while under the influence.

According to charging documents, early the morning of July 26, a woman called 911 to report she had been in a crash. She indicated one of her passengers was thrown from the vehicle before she ran over him.

Law enforcement responded to the area and located a vehicle off the embankment. Hill was located in the front of the vehicle. The body of a 16-year-old boy, later identified as Keykem Lozeau of Ronan, was found on the ground of the passenger side of the vehicle. His head was under the running board and he showed no signs of life.

The charging documents indicate two other juveniles and an adult were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. One of them told investigators that the group had gone swimming in Polson, then headed to Twin Lakes. He went on to state that Hill was driving “crazy, speeding and swerving” prior to the vehicle rolling.

Hill allegedly admitted to consuming alcohol prior to the crash. Results of a blood draw were pending at the time charging documents were filed.

Judge Molly Owen set the case for trial on March 2. Hill remains in custody with bond set at $100,000.