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Crash victim identified by Sheriff

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GREAT FALLS — Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter has identified the man who died as Brian Wayne Hallsted of Dutton.

Hallsted’s cause of death was blunt force trauma; manner of death was accidental.

There were no other occupants of the car.

Family members have been notified.



(1st REPORT, JULY 11) A man died in a one-car crash on I-15 just northwest of Great Falls overnight. It happened at about 1:10 a.m. on Saturday.

The Montana Highway Patrol says that the driver of Subaru was northbound near marker 284.

He lost control of the car, over-corrected to the left, and the car rotated counter-clockwise and went into the median, where it rolled several times across the southbound lane, coming to rest on a guardrail facing southbound.

The man died at the scene. The man was wearing his seatbelt, and alcohol may have been a factor in the crash, according to the MHP; the investigation continues.

According to the MHP, the 49-year old man was from Dutton; his name has not yet been released.

There was no mention of any passengers.

We will update you if we get more information.