KALISPELL — A 26-year-old man from Hillsboro, Oregon died in Tuesday night crash in Flathead County.
The Montana Highway Patrol reports the crash happened near the intersection of Managhan Road and U.S. Highway 2 near Kila at 11:20 p.m.
The victim's Toyota SUV missed a curve on Managhan Road and went off the road. According to the MHP, the SUV then went airborne, crashed through a fence and then hit a trailer parked in a gravel pit parking lot.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
MHP reports that speed is suspected to have played a role in the crash which remains under investigation.
