Sabra Nichole Swan has been identified as the driver of the pickup truck - click here for details.
(UPDATE, 5:55 p.m.) A female driver is facing criminal charges after she allegedly collided with several vehicles in Great Falls on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
The Great Falls Police Department says that officers were dispatched to the area of 15th Street North and River Drive for a report of a driver passed out at the wheel of a vehicle at about 8:25 a.m.
While officers were on their way to the location, the driver reportedly regained consciousness and began driving southbound on 15th Street North, which is a northbound one-way street.
Officers quickly caught up to the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop by activating their lights and sirens. The driver refused to stop and continued driving the wrong way, striking several occupied vehicles and private property along the way.
When the suspect reached the intersection of 10th Avenue South, the vehicle turned east.
Officers were able to immobilize the suspect vehicle in the 1700 Block of 10th Avenue South in front of a bank. in the process, the suspect used her vehicle to ram a separate police vehicle, in what appeared to be an effort to escape.
The driver was arrested shortly after and taken to Benefis Health System for medical evaluation, and then taken to the Cascade County Detention Center.
The 41-year-old woman, whose name has not been released at this point, has been charged with: Aggravated Fleeing (felony); Assault with a Weapon (felony); Criminal Endangerment – 2 Counts (felony); Driving Under the Influence (misdemeanor); Reckless Driving – 3 Counts (misdemeanor); Resisting Arrest (misdemeanor); and Hit & Run - Fail to Remain on Scene When a Person is Injured (misdemeanor).
The GFPD said that minor injuries were sustained by some people in vehicles the suspect collided with.
We will update you if we get more information.
(1st REPORT, 9:54 a.m.) The Great Falls Police Department responded to reports of a vehicle colliding with several other vehicles in Great Falls on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
The agency said that at about 8:25 a.m. officers were dispatched to a "traffic incident in progress" when several 911 callers reported a pickup truck traveling the wrong way (southbound) on 15th Street had collided with several vehicles.
The vehicle was finally stopped in the parking lot of a bank on the 1700 block of 10th Avenue South, where there is still a "large police presence."
Officers are investigating to determined what happened.
We also received reports that several schools briefly implemented "shelter in place" procedures as a precaution.
There is no word yet on whether the driver has been arrested or is facing criminal charges.
We will update you if we get more information.
GFPS safety procedures:
- Evacuation: Defined as an internal emergency that requires students and staff to leave the building for their safety. Parents should follow emergency notifications.
- Lockdown: Defined as an internal and/or immediate threat. All staff and students are locked in rooms. No one IN or OUT!
- Shelter In Place: Defined as a safety precaution for an external threat that is not an immediate or internal threat.
- Class Hold: Defined as a safety precaution implemented during an incident where students need to be kept in the classroom.
- Release with Care: Defined as a possible threat in the schools’ neighborhoods during arrival and release time.
Click here to visit the Safety page on the GFPS website for more information.
