UPDATE: 07/06/2018: Lewis and Clark County Coroner Bryan Backeberg released the name of the man killed in a Thursday morning crash outside Augusta.
The victim has been identified as 56-year-old Michael Dauwalder of Dutton.
The crash remains under investigation.
UPDATE 11:00 A.M.: Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Amanda Villa tells MTN that a Thursday morning crash outside of Augusta killed one person.
Trooper Villa says the single-vehicle accident involved an older man.
The driver appears to have drifted off the road and hit a tree. Investigators say speed could be a factor in the crash.
The identity of the driver has not been released. Trooper Villa says he was wearing a seatbelt.
The crash remains under investigation.
HELENA- The Montana Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal crash in northern Lewis and Clark County.
According to the Montana Highway Patrol Incidents page, the crash was reported just after 6:30 Thursday morning.
The crash happened on Highway 287 just northeast of Augusta, near the intersection of Montana Highway 21.
This is a developing story, we will update you when we have more information.
