(Bozeman) MTN News has reported that a motorcyclist is dead after a crash near an Interstate 90 on-ramp in Bozeman on Friday, July 3.
The crash happened around 10 p.m. at Frontage Road and the westbound on-ramp to Interstate 90.
Police say a Jeep was heading east on Frontage Road when the driver turned left to get onto the highway. At the same time, a dirt bike was heading west. The dirt bike crashed into the passenger side of the Jeep.
Officers and bystanders tried to save the motorcyclist, but the rider died at the scene.
Investigators say the dirt bike did not have a headlight or any other lights, and the Jeep driver could not see the bike in the dark.
Police say the Jeep driver is cooperating and is not believed to have been impaired.
