An 18-year-old Havre man who was a passenger in a Cadillac Escalade died yesterday morning when the motorist drove off U.S. Highway 89, spun down an embankment and crashed into a creek near Browning, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.
The passenger, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown from the vehicle as the Escalade slid down the embankment, sustaining fatal injuries on June 27 at 6:17 a.m.
The incident is under investigation and information about the driver was not immediately available.
Alcohol and speed were suspected in the accident.