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Victim in fatal Garfield County crash identified

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JORDAN – A Helena man was killed in a crash Monday evening near Jordan. 

Colby Hurt, 28, was taken to a Garfield County hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Sheriff Clay Lammers said it appeared Hurt fell asleep at the wheel while driving at a high rate of speed.  Montana Highway Patrol said Hurt, driving a Pontiac Vibe, when the car slid off the road and rolled into a ditch.

Lammers said Hurt was not wearing a seatbelt. 

There were no signs of drug or alcohol use and no one else was in the vehicle. 

MTN News reporter Samantha Harrelson contributed to this report.

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