Crash kills 1 in Chouteau County

One person was killed in a car crash Thursday afternoon after the vehicle drove off a Chouteau County road, rolled and threw out the driver.

“The driver was pronounced dead on the scene,” a Montana Highway Patrol press release says.

The Chouteau County coroner had not released the name of the deceased, pending notification of the victim’s relatives, by print deadline this morning.

A dispatcher with MHP said this morning that drugs or alcohol are not considered to have played a role in the fatal crash.

“The only thing suspected is speed,” the dispatcher said.

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