17-year-old dies in early morning crash
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ARLEE — A 17-year-old boy from Arlee was killed Dec. 15 and his 19-year-old male passenger injured during an early morning single-vehicle wreck on Theresa Adams Lane.
According to a Montana Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred at 2:44 a.m. when the driver failed to negotiate a lefthand curve on a rural road. The vehicle went off a steep embankment, went airborne and came to rest on its roof. The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead upon arrival of emergency responders. The passenger, who was still belted, was transported to St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula with injuries.
The Valley Journal extends its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.
