GREAT FALLS — The Montana Highway Patrol says drugs were found at the scene of a central Montana rollover crash that killed three teens and injured a fourth.
Trooper Joe DeJong told the Great Falls Tribune that speed also was a factor in the crash early Wednesday on U.S. Highway 87 between Windham and Moccasin.
Judith Basin County Deputy Coroner Dick Brown said two 14-year-old girls from Roundup — Krissy Oset and Cora Meckel — died at the scene, while 16-year-old Brandon Jordon of Billings died in the hours after the crash. DeJong says Jordon was driving.
DeJong says a 15-year-old boy from Geyser remained hospitalized Thursday with a severe back injury. His name has not been released.
The patrol says the SUV went off the road, hit an approach and rolled several times. All four occupants were ejected.