Big Horn County Sheriff Dead in Vehicle Crash

(Crow Agency) – On November 19 at 5:05 p.m. the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) investigated a two-vehicle fatality crash involving Big Horn County Sheriff Darrell King on U.S. Highway 212 at milepost 2. This location is within Big Horn County and four miles southeast of Crow Agency.

As part of the investigation, it was determined that a commercial motor vehicle collided head-on with a passenger vehicle being driven by Sheriff King, which was not a Big Horn County vehicle. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Speed and impairment do not appear to be factors in the crash, which remains under investigation.