Columbia Falls woman dies from wreck injuries

A Columbia Falls woman has died as a result of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle wreck last month at the intersection of Montana highways 206 and 35 east of Kalispell.

The 24-year-old woman, later identified as Taylor Bertram, was a passenger in a Ford Mustang driven by a 23-year-old man from Columbia Falls, according to a Montana Highway Patrol crash report.

The driver of the vehicle was not identified.

The Mustang was southbound on Montana 35 at about 2:43 p.m. on Sept. 19 when the wreck occurred. The vehicle was making a left turn onto Montana 206 near the Woody’s convenience store when the driver failed to yield to a Toyota 4-Runner headed north on Montana 35. 

The 4-Runner, driven by a 25-year-old McLeary, Washington man, T-boned the Mustang at the intersection, the report said.