CHINOOK, Mont. (NMB) – The lone victim of a single vehicle crash that occurred on US Highway 2 between Havre and Chinook early Wednesday morning has been identified.
The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim as 22-year-old Lane Sweet of Helena.
Sweet was driving a Chevy half ton pickup westbound at mile marker 396.9 at around 2 AM when the vehicle exited the pavement before skidding, flipping over and landing upside-down.
Sweet, who was not wearing a seat-belt, was partially ejected and pinned under the vehicle.
Alcohol and excessive speed are suspected factors in the crash, which occurred in a construction zone.
