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Clancy man dies in weekend crash

Posted at 3:56 PM, Jun 01, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-01 18:04:41-04

One man is dead following a weekend crash in the mountains east of Canyon Ferry Reservoir.

According to Broadwater County Sheriff Wynn Meehan, 59 year-old David Weston of Clancy died when his 1980's Chevy Blazer drifted off the side of Magpie Gulch Road.

The SUV rolled once and hit a tree.

Meehan says Weston was not wearing a seat belt.

Authorities learned of the crash just before 3:00 Saturday afternoon, when a group traveling up the road saw a dog and got out to investigate.

The called 9-1-1 when they found Weston's vehicle.

An autopsy determined the cause of death was trauma, and investigators are awaiting the results of a toxicology test.