The Missoula Police Department responded to the north end of the Russell St. Bridge near the intersection of W. Broadway for what was reported as a “head-on” collision.
34 year-old Robert Charles Nelson was identified by the Missoula County Attorney’s office as the suspect in Tuesday morning’s fatal hit and run incident.
This past week saw a disturbingly high number of roadway fatalities across the State of Montana, as winter weather made Thanksgiving driving conditions more hazardous.
The Missoula County Sheriff and Coroner TJ McDermott is releasing the name of the firefighter who died Wednesday afternoon working on the Lolo Peak Fire as Brent M. Witham, 29, of Mentone, California.
Missoula, MT-At 6:39 this morning an accident occurred on the Reserve Street Bridge in Missoula. A 24 year old woman involved in the accident died, while the other two males involved were injured.
Police are still investigating on the cause of the accident itself...
Standardized field sobriety coordinator for the Montana Highway Patrol, Kurt Sager reports that only one individual was killed during New Year's Eve and that it is still uncertain whether alcohol was involved.