Montana man killed in UTV crash in Lincoln Co.

Alcohol and speed are suspected factors in a side-by-side wreck near Stryker that killed a Kalispell man on Saturday, May 9.

The single-vehicle crash happened on Mt. Marston Road in Lincoln County at about 3:45 p.m., according to a Montana Highway Patrol report.

A 21-year-old Kalispell man was driving the Maverick Sport UTV south on the gravel road at a high rate of speed when he hit a bump and lost control, causing the side-by-side to roll over, the report states. 

The driver and his passenger, a 21-year-old Kalispell man, were both ejected from the vehicle. The passenger died at the scene, and the driver was not injured.

The driver was wearing a seat belt, and the passenger was not, according to the report.

Road conditions were reportedly dry.