One Dead, Two Injured In Crash Near Saco

On July 5, at approximately 1:45 p.m., the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a single vehicle accident approximately one mile east of Saco at mile marker 500 on Highway 2. Responders from Saco, Hinsdale and Malta as well as medically-trained persons arrived upon the scene.

According to a statement by the Montana Highway Patrol, the vehicle was heading westbound on US Hwy. 2. The driver, who has been identified as Kimberly Wilson, of Glasgow, overcorrected, re-entered the road, then overcorrected a second time, causing the vehicle to rotate clockwise as it entered the ditch on the north side of the road. The vehicle rotated three and a half times before coming to a rest upside down in a field.

Wilson was pronounced dead from her injuries at the scene. Two other occupants of the vehicle, a six-year-old, who was ejected from the vehicle, and a one-year-old, were transported to the Phillips County Hospital, stabilized, then flown to Billings for treatment.

As of press time, the Montana Highway Patrol is still investigating the cause of the accident.