UPDATE 3:00 P.M. – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office has identified the victim of Sunday’s fatal ATV crash as 60-year-old Frieda Huberty.
HELENA – A 60-year-old East Helena woman died Sunday after crashing her ATV in a remote area near Bernice.
The Montana Highway Patrol reported that the crash happened around 3:30 p.m. when the woman failed to negotiate a sharp lefthand curve and went off the road, hitting a tree.
The MHP said the woman was pronounced dead on the scene near Dry Gulch Road and Kit Carson Road. The road was reportedly wet and muddy at the time.
So far this year, 46 people have been killed on Montana roadways.
Jacob Fuhrer – MTN News
