HAVRE, Mont. (AP) - An 18-year-old Box Elder man driving a stolen pickup truck died of injuries suffered in a rollover crash while fleeing from a northern Montana sheriff’s deputy.
Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jason Wickum tells KOJM-AM that Blaine County deputies were pursuing the stolen truck westbound on U.S. Highway 2 east of Chinook at about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday.
The pickup turned north onto a dirt road and traveled about two miles before crashing.
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The Great Falls Tribune reports the man was taken to the hospital in Havre and then Great Falls, where he died of his injuries. His name hasn’t been released.
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