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Two men charged for crash that killed a Montana teen

Alexus Pyle
August 2021 crash in Billings claimed the life of 19-year-old Alexus Pyle
Posted at 2:53 PM, Apr 21, 2022
and last updated 2022-04-22 10:27:29-04

Two men have been charged for the crash in August 2021 that claimed the life of 19-year-old Alexus Pyle of Laurel.

Authorities said on Thursday that Payton Hunter of Billings, 19 years old, and Justin Bighair of Garryowen, 33, have been charged with negligent homicide and criminal endangerment for Pyle's death.

Pyle was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by Hunter on August 3, 2021, when it collided with a pickup truck driven by Bighair at the intersection of First Avenue North and North 12th Street.

Alexus Pyle of Laurel
Alexus Pyle of Laurel

Pyle died at the scene. A GoFundMe was created to help her family.

Both drivers were taken to a hospital and later arrested.

A passenger in the truck driven by Bighair was treated at the scene and released.

Hunter and Bighair are scheduled to be arraigned in Yellowstone County District Court on April 27.


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Payton Hunter of Billings, 19 years old, and Justin Bighair of Garryowen, 33 years old