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Victim in fatal Park County crash identified

Posted at 3:01 PM, Oct 23, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-23 17:29:12-04

UPDATE

The Park County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed early Tuesday morning west of Wilsall as 22-year-old Connor Mugnier.

Mugnier was the driver of the vehicle and was not wearing a seat belt. He was flown to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital where he was pronounced dead.


(first report)

WILSALL, Mont. – One person was killed in a crash early this morning in Park County.

The crash was reported west of Wilsall on Flathead Creek Road and Highway 86.

According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the driver failed to navigate a left-hand curve, lost control of the vehicle, causing it to go off the road.

The vehicle overturned and the driver was ejected.

The driver was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt and a passenger suffered minor injuries.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.